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Title: The Sea and Civilization

Subtitle: A Maritime History of the World

Author: Lincoln Paine

Narrator: Tom Perkins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 29 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-24-18

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world's waterways, bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most human.

Lincoln Paine takes us back to the origins of long-distance migration by sea with our ancestors' first forays from Africa and Eurasia to Australia and the Americas. He demonstrates the critical role of maritime trade to the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley. He reacquaints us with the great seafaring cultures of antiquity like those of the Phoenicians and Greeks as well as those of India and Southeast and East Asia, who parlayed their navigational skills, shipbuilding techniques, and commercial acumen to establish thriving overseas colonies and trade routes in the centuries leading up to the age of European expansion. And finally, his narrative traces how commercial shipping and naval warfare brought about the enormous demographic, cultural, and political changes that have globalized the world throughout the post-Cold War era.

Critic Reviews:

"Paine's highly detailed work encompasses a wide array of topics, from trade and the influence of the sea on warfare and political coalitions, to ship building techniques through the ages, to piracy and slavery.... Paine has compiled an invaluable resource for salty dogs and land-lubbers alike." (

Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

A history of mankind, told through the technology of ...

A history of mankind, told through the technology of sailing. A most interesting point of view, this book will be of interest to historians of all flavors. History is defined by the knowledge of mankind put into writing. It can be extended back a bit by including pictures and models left behind by our forbears. And it is clarified by examination of the boats left behind on the ocean floor (and sometimes in graves). Well told, informative and worth a place on my bookshelf.

A Maritime History of the World: a good update on the Tree of Culture by Ralph Linton

This book is an update on my first tomb relating to where and when we got here = "Tree of Culture" by Ralph Linton? which I read back in the early 50's.

The new research varified the theories that I have been living with from the Tree of Culture days and added alternate pathways of migration that filled in many blanks.

The navigational information and distribution by floating objects/ boats solved many of my questions.

Did you know?

This is a fascinating alternate look at how the wet parts of the planet were involved in history.

Did you know how Polynesians navigated out of sight of land?

Did you know Ptolemy II built a "Suez Canal"?

Did you know how the "Canary Islands" got their name?

Did you know why ships are measured in tonnage?

I'm not telling! You have to read and find out!

Wonderful insightful tome on how much seafaring and long distance ...

Wonderful insightful tome on how much seafaring and long distance trade affected the shape and content of of all of the world's civilizations ancient and modern. And not just western seafaring Chinese, Indian, Arab, Polynesian, and some extent Meso-American. Comprehensive and well written.

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Titre: Qu'est-ce que le syndrôme de Paris? (Choses à savoir)

Auteur: Louis Guillaume

Narrateur: Louis Guillaume

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 1 min

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 01-17-18

Éditeur: Choses à Savoir CULTURE GENERALE

Genres: History, World

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Des podcasts quotidiens pour apprendre des choses et développer sa culture générale.

©2017 Louis Guillaume (P)2017 Louis Guillaume

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Title: World History: Captivating Stories of Events That Shaped Our Planet

Author: Matt Clayton

Narrator: Dryw McArthur

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-04-18

Publisher: Matt Clayton

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

You are on the verge of an adventure unlike anything youve ever experienced This book provides a unique perspective on world history that you will not find elsewhere. Some of what is written here fly in the face of convention. The reason is quite simple: We dont know everything there is to know about our past. Some of the evidence may remain missing forever. It may have been destroyed long ago. All too often the conquering society rewrote the history concerning those they conquered. New regimes erased the records of earlier rulers of whom they disapproved.

Here is a sneak peek of what you'll find in this book:

Behind the writing of this book is the intent to provoke the mind into considering the existence of that undiscovered country called the unknown. Within that great unknown are things that may shock and dismay the traditionalist. Buy the book now to discover the captivating stories of events that shaped our world history

Members Reviews:

full of history and information!!!

Any additional comments?

This book was so full of history and information.You can't go wrong with this book if you are interested in World History. Very instructive and so much info packed into a short book!!!

Greatly recommended!!!

I never understood about history.Greatly recommended!! I'm assured you all will like this book like I did, Matt did a fantastic job writing this book very clear to follow and know I actually couldn't stop it at the end!!

Makes a fine sensation in my World History

Any additional comments?

Usually, the history books are packed with a lot of knowledge that isn't attractive, but this one had data that was not only interesting but information that you would remember and tell your friends and family next time you see them.

I am a big history buff

I am a big history buff and have listening history and science all my life. When I listen to World History by Matt. Matt was so nice to see what little I knew and so much I didn't know, expressed so elegantly and gracefully in this book.

Understandable

Not sure I should rate on the book, but this seems to be the place where I can make a comment or two to encourage you to listen to this book."Please be assured that your book will be available for the enjoyment.

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Title: The Defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I

Subtitle: The History of the Allied Victories That Led to the Collapse of the Turkish Empire

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Scott Clem

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-08-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Most books and documentaries about the First World War focus on the carnage of the Western Front, where Germany faced off against France, the British Empire, and their allies in a grueling slugfest that wasted millions of lives. The shattered landscape of the trenches has become symbolic of the war as a whole, and it is this experience that everyone associates with World War I, but that front was not the only experience. There was the more mobile Eastern Front, as well as mountain warfare in the Alps and scattered fighting in Africa and the Far East.

Then there was the Middle Eastern Front, fought across the Levant and Mesopotamia, which captured the imagination of the European public. There, the British and their allies fought the Ottoman Turkish Empire under harsh desert conditions hundreds of miles from home, struggling for possession of places most people only knew from the Bible and the Koran.

The Arab revolt has been engraved in modern memories by movies such as Lawrence of Arabia as a widespread nationalistic movement against the cruel Ottoman occupier. The reality is far more complex. In 1914, as the Ottomans entered the war, the Arabs loyalty to the Sultan and Caliph was not in question. Arab nationalism did indeed emerge in the wake of the revolution of 1908, but it mostly attracted Arab intellectuals as the local population remained loyal subjects of the Empire. European encroachment on several former Ottoman provinces such as Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt made the danger of a possible Arab revolt relatively clear.

The fall of the Ottoman Empire set the geopolitical scene of the new Middle East. In 1920, two years after the end of the war, the region was already experiencing growing instability. The issues and trends that would plague the region until today were growing. On April 4, Arab riots broke out in Jerusalem, fueled by the growing hostility against the Zionist movement. The British passivity would convince one of the Jewish leaders, Vladimir Jabotinsky (the future founder of the Israeli right-wing), of the strategic necessity of a strong Jewish military as the core of the future state.

In the end, the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire drew up borders that ignored local populations, although with the patchwork of groups in the region, it would have been difficult to create even small countries with any sort of ethnic, tribal, or religious homogeneity. Instead, the resulting nation-states were conglomerates of minorities, paving the way for generations of conflict the region is still experiencing today.

Members Reviews:

A lot of sacrifice for nothing

Interesting to understand the brutal conditions both sides had to endure during the many battles and how national pride dictated actions on the ground versus logical facts. The results of this war set the stage for the currently unrest we see in the middle east. While Arabs were initially not involved with direct fighting for either side, rather attacked any one to suit their benefit, primarily to steal supplies. In the end they sided with the British. Animosity between Turkey and Arab countries still exist today.

Good and very abbreviated book about WWI.

Learned some, also remembered some. Definitely need to read more detailed books about WWI. While reading googled some parts of story.

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Title: Ivan the Terrible: A Life From Beginning to End

Author: Hourly History

Narrator: William Irvine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-22-17

Publisher: Hourly History

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Just what was so terrible about Ivan the Terrible? Most of us are familiar with this infamous nickname, but most fall short of being able to describe how he received such an ominous moniker. Maybe youve heard the stories of how Ivan killed his own son, poisoned his wives, and waged war on his neighbors, but these anecdotes are just minor details in the scheme of this mans complicated life.

Inside you will read about...

Ivan IV, otherwise known as Ivan the Terrible, was born with a heavy burden on his shoulders. He was thrust into the seat of what the Russians considered the Third Rome, granting him all the rights and privileges of the official steward of Orthodox Christian civilization in the east. In order to hold on to that right, he did indeed do some pretty terrible things.

Members Reviews:

How did Ivan the Terrible earn his name and was the name warranted?

Ivan the Terrible: A Life From Beginning to End was an interesting book. I had heard of Ivan the Terrible, but I only knew of him has a Tsar of Russia. In his early life, he was more or less locked away and brought out has necessary. When he first became Tsar, he was almost killed by the Russian people. He was pious and reformed the Russian system of government at that time. His life was somewhat tragic because the nobles constantly played palace politics. Ivan the Terrible overall didnât appear to be a very good general or he couldnât pick appropriate leadership for his military. This short synopsis of his life and career provided me with more than enough information about the man. I like the book, okay, but I have no further interest in Ivan the Terrible.

Terrible Or Not.

Excellent. Another great Hourly History Book. Ivan The Terrible did some bad things but, he did try to save Russia from its enemies.

Bravo!

Great job on a difficultt subject

Daniel Jones, author,speaker

Good book

Good book. Brief, but very informative. I found it very easy to read.

Full of info never heard

Good read, fairly brisk read with info that you never knew

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Title: Smell Detectives

Subtitle: An Olfactory History of 19th-Century Urban America (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)

Author: Melanie A. Kiechle

Narrator: Dana Brewer Harris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-22-17

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

What did 19th-century cities smell like? And how did odors matter in the formation of a modern environmental consciousness? Smell Detectives follows the 19th-century Americans who used their noses to make sense of the sanitary challenges caused by rapid urban and industrial growth. Melanie Kiechle examines nuisance complaints, medical writings, domestic advice, and myriad discussions of what constituted fresh air, and argues that 19th-century city dwellers, anxious about the air they breathed, attempted to create healthier cities by detecting and then mitigating the most menacing odors.

Medical theories in the 19th century assumed that foul odors caused disease and that overcrowded cities, filled with new and stronger stinks, were synonymous with disease and danger. But the sources of offending odors proved difficult to pinpoint. The creation of city health boards introduced new conflicts between complaining citizens and the officials in charge of the air. Smell Detectives looks at the relationship between the construction of scientific expertise, on the one hand, and "common sense" - the olfactory experiences of common people - on the other. Although the rise of germ theory revolutionized medical knowledge and ultimately undid this form of sensory knowing, Smell Detectives recovers how city residents used their sense of smell and their health concerns about foul odors to understand, adjust to, and fight against urban environmental changes.

The book is published by University of Washington Press.

Critic Reviews:

"Extends the field of environmental history in new and fascinating directions." (Michael Rawson, author of Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston)

"A bottom-up history that is necessary to truly grasp the evolution of cities." (Martin V. Melosi, author of The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Great read! Lots of interesting takes throughout the entire book. Highly recommended.

Nose Provoking Read

Loved this book! Well researched and well written. I am a huge history buff and like to read about usual topics in history. This book fits the bill and connects the concept of smell to wider topics of nineteenth century history. Very readable, even for people outside of academia. Opened my nose to un-sniffed areas of history as well as how I understand my own environment. I would recommend this book for anyone interested in urban, environmental, or nineteenth century history as this book provides a new take on all three of those areas.

Interesting

There's a ton of fascinating information in this book, but there were times when it was too densely packed to hold my interest. After the first few chapters I found myself skimming and then skipping - but I put more blame on myself than on the book

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Title: Vikings: History of Vikings: From the History of Rune Stones to Norse Mythology

Author: Michael J Stewart

Narrator: Samuel Greenspan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-13-17

Publisher: Michael J Stewart

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Who were the Vikings? Did they earn the reputation of remorseless raiders and greedy pirates? Where they more than the mere barbarians and plunderers that history makes them out to be?

Find out the truth about the Vikings with History of Vikings: From The History of Rune Stones to Norse Mythology by Michael J. Stewart. Stewart takes you beyond rumor and speculation and into the real world of the Scandinavian seafarers known as the Vikings. Youll get the true story, not an oversimplified Hollywood myth.

Youll learn:

With History of Vikings: From The History of Rune Stones to Norse Mythology by Michael J. Stewart, you get more than a simple history. This quick dip uses the study of archaeological findings and surviving collections of prose and poetic works to paint an accurate picture of these famous people. Stewart presents the facts; its up to you to draw your own conclusions.

Dont dismiss the Vikings as heretical barbicans. Learn how they really lived.

Members Reviews:

Two thumbs way up!

The book opens with a scene ma.my of us have played over in our minds when the word, Vikings, is mentioned - that if large, chain-mailled men swinging axes and Lippi.g off the arms if even women who stand between them.and anything they wanted to take as a prize? After the recap, the author poses the question of whether or not this group of people really were that type, and did they deserve to carry that image forever? I had never given it a thought, so from the first page, my interest had been captured. There are many aspects of this book worthy of mention: the dates, locations, names and historically accurate information, without a doubt, are some of those things. But the author did such a great job in the writing, it felt as if we were having a conversation in which I actually learned a few cool facts about the Vikings - this did not feel like a lame history lesson, although it could certainly be used as a source for additional information if a history report had to be written for school. I will be keeping this book.

Great information and discoveries

There is so much a out the vikings I did not know. The runestones were such a varied concept. I did. Of realize that they were used to convey history and legends about vikings past deeds. To see how the Gods were at interacting with each other and the monsters of the time was fascinating. This was a great read. Of course, I would have lived it to be longer. I want tol know more about these mysterious people from the North.

Fascinating Compact History Review

Review: VIKINGS: HISTORY OF VIKINGS by Michael J. Stewart

A fascinating, even exciting, look at the history, culture, nature, and mythology, of the early Scandinavians or Norse: the Vikings. This compact yet inclusive history is one I expect to return to often. Well-written and succinct, this book us a great introduction as well as a refresher review of the culture of old which gave us the Runic Alphabet, raids, and an interwoven mythology.

Very Interesting....

Very Interesting book. With Vikings being all the rage with the Vikings TV show on the history channel and Game of Thrones i chose this book to get to know more about the culture and the times. Highly recommend reading this one!

Learned something new

Wow I never new this, The viking's we're savage and intelligent at the same time. Seem's we still have this patern in our daily life. We just don't see it that way in everyday life.

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Title: Around the World in Eighty Wines

Subtitle: Exploring Wine One Country at a Time

Author: Mike Veseth

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Inspired by Jules Verne's classic adventure tale, Mike Veseth takes listeners "around the world in 80 wines".

The journey starts in London, Phileas Fogg's home base, and follows Fogg's itinerary to France and Italy before veering off in search of compelling wine stories in Syria, Georgia, and Lebanon. Every glass of wine tells a story, and so each of the 80 wines must tell an important tale. We head back across Northern Africa to Algeria, once the world's leading wine exporter, before hopping across the sea to Spain and Portugal. We follow Portuguese trade routes to Madeira and then South Africa with a short detour to taste Kenya's most famous Pinot Noir.

The route loops around, visiting Bali, Thailand, and India before heading north to China to visit Shangri-La. Shangri-La? Does that even exist? It does, and there is wine there. Then it is off to Australia, with a detour in Tasmania. The stars of the Southern Cross guide us to New Zealand, Chile, and Argentina. We ride a wine train in California and rendezvous with Planet Riesling in Seattle before getting into fast cars for a race across North America, collecting more wine as we go. Pause for lunch in Virginia to honor Thomas Jefferson, then it's time to jet back to London to tally our wines and see what we have learned.

Members Reviews:

A smooth listen

When I heard Eric Summerer was reading this book, it became a must listen.

Veseth uses story to share his knowledge of the global wine culture and market. He takes a survey approach tailored to the reading public. The French history, Argentina beyond Malbec, Napa Valley wine trains, Veseth takes each region on its own merit.

Listening to Eric Summerer's soothing voice read the final wine list is enough to put one to sleep.

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Title: Bethlehem & Nazareth: The History and Legacy of Jesus Christ's Birthplace and Hometown

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Scott Clem

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Bethlehem is amongst the oldest cities in the world, one that has been conquered and ruled by Caananites, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, the Mamluks of Egypt, and the Ottomans. In the last century alone, it has been controlled by various parties. The British took Bethlehem during World War I and controlled the city from 1920-1948, and in the wake of the 1948 war between Israel and its neighbors, Jordan annexed Bethlehem and controlled it until the Six Day War in 1967. It was during the Six Day War that Israel took control of Bethlehem, remaining in power over the city until 1995, when, in compliance with the Oslo Peace Accords, control of the city and of the surrounding West Bank was handed over to the Palestinian National Authority. What was it that caused this one small, unassuming settlement to be the focus of so much attention and strife?

The primary reason that Bethlehem is so famous today is the Biblical passages that relate the town as the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Moreover, the oldest continuously used Christian church in the world is the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Like the town itself, the Church of the Nativity has gone through numerous cycles of creation and ruin. First built above the Cave of the Nativity by Emperor Constantine's mother, Helena, in May 339, the church existed for almost two centuries before it was destroyed during the Samarian revolt in 529 CE. The church was later reconstructed by the Byzantine emperor Justinian in 565, and it is this structure that has largely survived to the present day. Today, the Church of the Nativity is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, alongside the pilgrimage route that led between Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

The town of Nazareth, located in Galilee in northern Israel, is a bustling settlement of over 60,000 people today. But more than 2,000 years ago it was an insignificant village of only a few hundred people - mostly farmers and some laborers who would travel to the nearby Roman settlements for employment. Yet it was in this unlikely location that the Holy Family lived.

Joseph, Mary and Jesus would have had a traditionally Jewish lifestyle at that time, but after the life of Christ, Nazareth increasingly became a center of pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Over the years it has been the location of some of the most impressive displays of faith against oppression and danger, representing the turbulence of the early years of Christianity in the region, and of the military campaigns in the Holy Land during the Crusades and the Ottoman period. Through it all, Nazareth has continued to be an extremely important site for the Christian faith, as there are five sites in present-day Nazareth that relate to the life and times of Jesus Christ.

Bethlehem & Nazareth: The History and Legacy of Jesus Christ's Birthplace and Hometown looks at the history of both sites and their importance. You will learn about Bethlehem and Nazareth like never before.

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Title: The Age of Enlightenment: A History From Beginning to End

Author: Hourly History

Narrator: John Riddle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-26-17

Publisher: Hourly History

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Age of Enlightenment From its beginnings as a loosely definable group of philosophical ideas to the culmination of its revolutionary effect on public life in Europe, the Age of Enlightenment is the defining intellectual and cultural movement of the modern world. Using reason as its core value, the Enlightenment believed that progress and the betterment of the human condition was inevitable. Inside you will read about - The Great Thinkers of the Enlightenment - Engaging With Religion - Morality in the Age of Enlightenment - Society in the Age of Enlightenment - Science and Political Economy - The Enlightenment and the Public - Print Culture and the Press Philosophies of the Enlightenment gave birth to the disciplines of political science, economic theory, sociology and anthropology, the disciplines that still form the basis of how we understand life in the 21st century. A bold attack on the Church, the State and the Monarchy, the Age of Enlightenment was a direct challenge to the status quo that sought freedom for all.

©2016 Hourly History (P)2017 Hourly History

Members Reviews:

Great Read

Great read, I have read several of these 1 hour history books.

Quick introductions to compelling subjects

Before sharing my thoughts on the merits of this little volume on the Enlightenment, I think it would be helpful to look more closely at the purpose of producing a series of "quick-read" treatments of important cultural and historical topics. There does seem to be an audience for brief but well-researched and engagingly argued treatments of such issues (witness the ever expanding "Very Short Introductions" published by Oxford University Press and Penguin's "Lives" series of short biographies. In both cases the subjects seem to have been assigned to specific authors both because the author is an authority on the subject (whether universally recognized as such or not) and because the assigned author promises to give an original or controversial take on the subject. In any case, for most readers with any interest and familiarity with the subjects and the authors chosen to write about them, they can pretty much assess for themselves where any ideological biases are likely to lie. This is not the case for anonymously written treatments such as the ones offered by Hourly Histories. To be fair, this is not to say the Hourly Histories are secretly advancing a specific agenda of any kind; it just means some readers may find themselves wondering how complete and balanced the coverage of a topic is. One could also compare the Hourly Histories series to Wikipedia treatments of comparable subjects. Although written anonymously, the Wikipedia articles are refined collaboratively and presumably more "accurate," "comprehensive," and "definitive" the longer they stay posted. Unfortunately, the collaborative nature of Wikipedia's process sometimes results in a flat, gray flannel prose style, and loss of focus as unnecessary information is added to otherwise perfectly suitable topic overviews.

The Hourly Histories volume "The Age of Enlightenment" does not share Wikipedia's shortcomings. The prose is simple and clear, but not flat and the overall length is kept under control by the author/publisher. The book does not document its sources beyond what is said in the running text itself.