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Title: Raised in a Butcher Shop

Subtitle: One Viet-Nam Veteran's Story: A Drink of Water

Author: Will Bevis

Narrator: Mark Huff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-13

Publisher: Will Bevis

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

In war time, it's dangerous to even want a drink of water. Especially, if you were raised in a butcher shop.And that's what war is: A Butcher Shop.

Members Reviews:

Crazy can be transparent.

All wounds are not visible. As all Marines that died in Vietnam were not buried there. Some became the Walking Dead.

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Title: European Union: A Very Short Introduction, 3rd Ed.

Author: John Pinder, Simon Usherwood

Narrator: David DeSantos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Since the second edition of this popular Very Short Introduction published in 2007, the world has faced huge economic and political change. Showing how and why the EU has developed from 1950 to the present day, John Pinder and Simon Usherwood cover a range of topics, including the Union's early history, the workings of its institutions and what they do, the interplay between 'eurosceptics' and federalists, and the role of the Union beyond Europe in international affairs and as a peace-keeper. In this fully updated third edition, Pinder and Usherwood incorporate new material on the Lisbon treaty, the EU fiscal crisis, the state of the single Euro currency in its wake, and conclude by considering the future of the Union and the choices and challenges that may lie ahead.

Members Reviews:

It is what it is

This does what it says on the tin - it gives a decent overview of the development and work of the EU, from a reasonably balanced standpoint. I found it too short - I regularly found myself asking "give me an example" or "explain that in a bit more depth" - but as a starting point it's fine, and the reading - by an American - is fine but perfunctory.

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Title: Provence, 1970

Subtitle: M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste

Author: Luke Barr

Narrator: John Rubinstein

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-22-13

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 105 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Provence, 1970 is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year, more or less coincidentally, the iconic culinary figures James Beard, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Richard Olney, Simone Beck, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. They cooked and ate, talked and argued, about the future of food in America, the meaning of taste, and the limits of snobbery. Without quite realizing it, they were shaping todays tastes and culture, the way we eat now. The conversations among this group were chronicled by M.F.K. Fisher in journals and letterssome of which were later discovered by Luke Barr, her great-nephew. In Provence, 1970, he captures this seminal season, set against a stunning backdrop in cinematic scopecomplete with gossip, drama, and contemporary relevance.

Critic Reviews:

Luke Barr has inherited the clear and inimitable voice of his great-aunt M.F.K. Fisher, and deftly portrays a crucial turning point in the history of food in America with humor, intimacy and deep perception. This book is beautifully written and totally fascinating to me, because these were my mentorsthey inspired a generation of cooks in this country. Alice Waters Luke Barr conjures the past and pries open the window on a little known moment in time that had profound implications on how we live today. With an insiders access, a detectives curiosity, and a poets sensitivity, he illuminates a culinary clique that not only changed the way we eat, but how we think about food.

Provence, 1970 is as much a meditation on the nature of transition and the role of friendship, as it is on the power of food to unite, divide, and ultimately nourish the soul. For this a non-foodie it was a revelationfor the connoisseur among us, it may well be orgiastic. Andrew McCarthy, author of

The Longest Way Home: One Mans Quest for the Courage to Settle Down Luke Barr has brought the icons of the food world vibrantly to life and captured the moment when their passion for what's on the plate sparked a cultural breakthrough. His graceful prose provides a thorough, affecting account of their talents and reveals how their disparate personalities defined the very essence of French cuisine. Bob Spitz, author of

Dearie Brilliant conversation, dimmed lights, culinary intrigue, urchin mousse, a glass of Sauternes . . . Luke Barr has written one of the most delicious and sensuous books of all time. It brims with love of food and wine. Gary Shteyngart, author of

The Russian Debutantes Handbook and

Super Sad True Love StoryLuke Barr has written a lovely, shimmering, immersive secret history of an important moment that nobody knew was important at the time. Kurt Andersen Luke Barr has written a wonderful, sun-dappled account of the pleasures of cooking and eating in goodcompany. With the deftest of touches, he describes a gathering of celebrated chefsincluding Julia Child, his great-aunt M. F. K. Fisher, James Beard, and Richard Olneyand the way their American palates transformed French culinary rules for a homegrown audience. Both a meditation on the power of friendship and the uses of nostalgia,

Provence, 1970 is the kind of book you want to linger with as long as possible.

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Title: On the Run

Subtitle: A History of Deserters and Desertions

Author: Graeme Kent

Narrator: John Telfer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-27-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

A unique and anecdote-filled history of desertion. There have been many books written about valour in battle. This is not one of them. On the contrary, On the Run deals entirely with those men and women who, over thousands of years, have departed with alacrity and for multifarious reasons from life in the armed forces.

For as long as there have been wars there have been those who have fled, sometimes precipitously, from the cannon's roar. This fascinating history of deserters and desertion, from the beginning of recorded time to the present day, details many of those characters who, for a multitude of often complex reasons, have gone absent without leave. Among their number are poets and pugilists, thieves and thugs, lovers and lunatics, princes and politicians, comedians and conspirators, film stars and fanatics, and even a Pope, all brought together by the simple fact that at one time or another they went on the run.

Covering thousands of years in time and over forty different countries, this extraordinary book, the first of its kind, presents a fascinating anecdotal history of perhaps the most controversial and emotive subject in war, in this and any other age.

Editorial Reviews:

A unique and often-overlooked subject in military history, this history of deserters and desertion from military operations explores a subject that deserves further study. With a British formalism and sophistication, John Telfer performs this detailed history of desertion, On the Run: A History of Deserters and Desertions by Graeme Kent. Author of several other works of history and former producer for the BBC, Graeme Kent tells the story of desertion anecdotally, beginning thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt and continuing through the wars of the 20th century. For military history buffs, this audiobook won't cease to entertain as Telfer narrates these desertion stories throughout the ages.

Members Reviews:

Hardly Accountable

Would you try another book from Graeme Kent and/or John Telfer?

No.

What was most disappointing about Graeme Kents story?

The story is supposed to be about "deserter's" through history. The book is read in a style more suited for a comedy. The book also appears to be part of a cover up. What cover up? There is not one word about the only American soldier executed for desertion Eddie Slovik, I am familiar with Mr. Slovic;s story and hoped for insights. But since the execution was done in secret it appears the story remains in the dark.

Would you be willing to try another one of John Telfers performances?

No

You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

If believable hearing of a few well known men who were deserters.

Any additional comments?

Dissapointed

Interesting topic but... (3.5 stars)

I recently listened to a great book about ww2 deserters. I immediately purchased this when I saw it because I so enjoyed the other book and wanted to know more.

The book begins with a very interesting discussion of desertion through recorded time. It contains many interesting anecdotes and legends. It is a pleasant listen.

However, the discussion is somewhat shallow. The author doesn't address, with any real depth, the reasons and consequences of desertion.

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Title: Labyrinth of Kingdoms

Subtitle: 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa

Author: Steve Kemper

Narrator: Ed Phillips

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-19-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

A true story that rivals the travels of Burton or Stanley for excitement, and surpasses them in scientific achievements.

In 1849 Heinrich Barth joined a small British expedition into unexplored regions of Islamic North and Central Africa. One by one his companions died, but he carried on alone, eventually reaching the fabled city of gold, Timbuktu. His five-and-a-half-year, 10,000-mile adventure ranks among the greatest journeys in the annals of exploration, and his discoveries are considered indispensable by modern scholars of Africa.

Yet because of shifting politics, European preconceptions about Africa, and his own thorny personality, Barth has been almost forgotten. The general public has never heard of him, his epic journey, or his still-pertinent observations about Africa and Islam; and his monumental five-volume Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa is rare even in libraries. Though he made his journey for the British government, he has never had a biography in English. Barth and his achievements have fallen through a crack in history.

Members Reviews:

Fascinating

The Tuaregs don't come off very well in this fascinating book. Neither do the Fulanis. It's amazing to me that anyone survived the waring factions and the extreme conditions related in this story. The writing itself is a nice mix of historical fact and personal narrative. It's not to long, and it's quite engaging. I love Barth's against-the-grain perspective that Africa wasn't just a blank slate of a land full of unsophisticated heathens just needing European saviors! He clearly thought well of the peoples as complex intricate kingdoms/civilizations that he was just there to learn about. Unfortunately, he also had the task of negotiating trade relationships with the leaders, but it's almost as though that were an afterthought for him. The narrator is mostly wonderful, particularly at pronunciation of a wide variety of place and person names. But in a few places his voice got a little to strident for my preference. It wasn't enough to be distracting for too long, though.

A journey without maps

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The audio book outlining the travels of Henrich Barth would have been better with maps. If there were no maps in Kemper's book, then the fault is with the author; if there were maps and they were not offered in pdf format, then the fault is with audiobooks.

What was most disappointing about Steve Kempers story?

The most disappointing thing about Steve Kemper's story was being made acutely aware of the fighting in Central Africa. Tribal and religious violence, as described in Kemper's tale in the mid-nineteenth century is too much different from what we see on the evening news.

Which character as performed by Ed Phillips was your favorite?

Philips gave a clear performance throughout so all characters were clearly distinguishable.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Only if it were shot on location.

Too much of one person

This book is a well organised biography of a German scientist exploring Africa. But in my view author concentrates too much on the question of Barth's personality along with difficulties he had endured but there are almost no details of Barth's impressions of the countries he was in, mosly generalisations.

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Title: The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt

Subtitle: War Through a Womans Eyes 1939-1940

Author: Rulka Langer

Narrator: Rosemary Benson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-26-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

Rare eyewitness account of early, chaotic days of WWII - Nazi invasion of Poland, Siege of Warsaw, and first months of Occupation - written by a young working mother. Rulka Langer's eye for detail and lively storytelling bring to life, from her unique vantage point, the opening chapter of the struggle between good and evil which ultimately engulfed the entire globe.

Members Reviews:

A valuable historical document with, unfortunately, contemporary relevance

The "Mermaid" is Warsaw (a mermaid was a legendary defender of the city and became its symbol). The "Messerschmitt" of course is Nazi Germany. The book is a Pole's first-person account of the six months from August 1939 through February 1940, as Nazi Germany threatened Poland, then attacked it (launching World War II), besieged Warsaw for most of September, and then began its occupation and oppression.

At the time, Rulka Langer was in her mid-thirties, with two young children and living with her mother, as her husband was in the United States with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With admirable pluck and phenomenal energy, she (and her family) survived the siege, though their apartment was heavily damaged. She and her children were fortunate to obtain visas to the United States, and she left Poland in February 1940.

The book begins in August 1939 with the escalating rumors of Nazi attack and the mobilization of the Polish Army (including requisition of farmers' horses). It ends when Langer and her children leave German territory and enter Italy on their way to the U.S. Langer wrote the book in 1942 to "explain to Americans the devastation of this war for the average, ordinary human beings caught in it." She tells the story with grace and intelligence and, despite the devastation and death, with relative good humor.

In a world in which millions of average, ordinary human beings still must endure bombings, artillery fire, and war-created shortages of food, water, and housing, THE MERMAID AND THE MESSERSCHMITT unfortunately retains much contemporary relevance. It also is a valuable historical document and a tribute (one of many) to the valor and determination of the Poles in the face of an overwhelmingly superior enemy.

Langer came from a family of status and relative wealth. In the 1920's she attended Vassar for two years on a scholarship. Hence, she herself was not an "average, ordinary" Pole, and I have seen several mild criticisms of the book on that ground. But the bombs and shells that the Germans launched during the Siege of Warsaw did not discriminate according to status, wealth, and education, and certainly, by virtue of her background, Langer brought to the book both literary abilities and a broader perspective that most of her compatriots did not have.

Langer wrote the book in English. The prose style is of its time (1942), and now seems a tad clichéd and old-fashioned. Yet it reads effortlessly. This is a very recent second edition. It includes a large number of historical photographs of the Siege of Warsaw that add considerably to the reading experience. I bought the book in hard-cover, and it is a handsome volume indeed (excepting the rather lurid dust cover).

Mermaid and the Messerschmitt

An excellent history of how a woman coped with the invasion of the Nazi's in her native Poland.

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Title: The Modern Scholar: Mathematics Is Power

Author: Professor William Bloch

Narrator: Professor William Bloch

Format: Original Recording

Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-13

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

William Goldbloom Bloch is a respected professor of mathematics at Wheaton College. This intriguing lecture series, Mathematics Is Power, delves into both the history of mathematics and its impact on peoples everyday lives from a non-mathematicians perspective. Bloch first examines the history of mathematics and age-old questions pertaining to logic, truth, and paradoxes. Moving on to a discussion of how mathematics impacts the modern world, Bloch also explores abstract permutations such as game theory, cryptography, and voting theory.

Members Reviews:

A review from a mathematician

I'll begin by addressing what pertains to any reader, mathematician or not. This book is a general overview of several "flashy" topics in mathematics, as well as a superficial treatment of more base theory behind those ideas.

The reader is obviously a mathematician and his enthusiasm shows in his narration; however, because he is more mathematician than narrator, the listen can seem somewhat droning at times. That said, he does an admirable job describing complex topics in a simplified manner.

For the general reader: I feel the author's efforts to blunt the theory falls too short at times. You are often asked to visualize some very complex geometric structures that most initiates in mathematics take days or weeks to understand. The material is attainable for the layperson, but the topics are only superficially treated and true appreciation for the underlying theory will only be gained in a handful of instances.

For the mathematician: You will obviously not learn anything earth-shattering or new here; however, the alternative perspective is nice. You will find his conceptualizations sometimes a bit contrite, but some are very interesting.

Interesting!

Lecturer talks about Mathematics in a way that you can understand if you haven't taken advanced math classes, although I'm sure there will be a deeper appreciation if you have. I love math and the author did a great job explaining concepts using very interesting examples.

Excellent

Loved it. These lectures tied together many of the concepts I studied in the 60s and 70s.

Lecture series that paints any interesting picture

Each lecture provides a clear picture about the fundamentals of nathan in an easily understandable way.

maths is a challenging subject to convey by audio

However this is a very good audio book if you want to know more about the general history of different branches of maths and get an overview of their concepts.

It is good for understanding the bigger picture. Less good if cannot visualise some of the concepts described. So some learners will struggle.

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Titel: Die Deutschen: Vom Mittelalter bis zum 20. Jahrhundert

Autor:: Guido Knopp, Stefan Brauburger, Peter Arens

Erzähler: Herbert Schäfer

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 15 hrs and 39 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-17-13

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen

Kategorien: History, World

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Tausend Jahre deutsche Geschichte und drei zentrale Fragen: Wer sind wir? Woher kommen wir? Wohin gehen wir? Guido Knopp, Stefan Brauburger und Peter Arens zeichnen die Entwicklung einer verspäteten Nation nach. Anhand von zehn Epochen entwerfen die Autoren ein faszinierendes Kaleidoskop deutscher Geschichte- von Otto dem Großen bis zur Ausrufung der Republik 1918. Sie geben einen Überblick über die zentralen Wendepunkte und lassen die sie prägenden historischen Persönlichkeiten für den Leser lebendig werden.

©2008 C. Bertelsmann Verlag in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH (P)2013 Der Hörverlag

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Title: Steady, Boys, Steady!

Author: C. R. Benstead

Narrator: Eric Brooks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-18-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

The author says this book is a profound study of our incomparable Navy, and indeed it is, but the guileless solemnity with which he presents and explains a wealth of untoward incident combines Norfield's innocently literal interpretations to make it just as diverting as it is profound.

Beyond doubt there is no other like it. Both author and artist are out for fun. They take an impish delight in looking at things in every way but the normal and what they see loses nothing but their sense of period which is certainly as timeless as the sea itself. No extract can do justice to a book where every page is marked by hilarious misunderstanding, but mention of the sailmakers who were ordered not to wear any trousers when leaving the dockyards and the tremendous consequences in naval evolution that resulted, if Mr. Bestead is to be believed, will give some idea of the fare provided by a great service when seen through the eyes of experience. After all, it is truly said that only the great can laugh at themselves.

Mr. C. R. Benstead, a graduate of Cambridge University, has been both soldier and sailor. In the First World War he was mentioned in despatches after the controversial Passchendaele battle in 1917, and won the Military Cross in the fighting near Amiens that followed the great German offensive in 1918. His book Retreat, written against the background of the ill-fated British Fifth Army, created worldwide interest. At the outbreak of the Second World War he was Meteorological Officer of the aircraft carrier Furious, in which he continued to serve for over two years and he finished the war on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet. After retiring from the Navy, he was, at one time, Senior Proctor of the University.

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Title: Aces High

Author: Alan Clark

Narrator: Eric Brooks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-16-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

Aces High serves to remind us that, if not an entirely scrupulous politician, nor a perfect husband, Alan Clark really was a superb military historian.

There has evolved something of a myth about the war in the air between 1914-1918. The myth goes that, while in the filth and gore of the trenches below any idealism and chivalry quickly sputtered and died, in the purer air above the last noble heroes battled in one-to-one dogfights like knights of old. It is a myth that Clark shoots down in flames, with characteristic iconoclasm.

One of the great RFC aces was Mick Mannock, famed for his encounter with a training instructor, out in a formation of six, with five of his very green-horned pupils. Mannock first shot down the instructor and then ruthlessly pursued each of the novices and shot them down one by one. This wasn't chivalry, it was war, and although more elegant to watch, it was every bit as lethal as Passchendaele.

Members Reviews:

A book spoilt my the narrator

The narrator sounds like he's having real trouble reading the book ...word...after .....word ....is laboriously ....spoken ....with ...very ....different ....inflection.....and ...emphasis ....

Damn hard work listening too .