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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Tamil] - Maayavalai Author: Pa Raghavan Narrator: Sengamalanathan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 21, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'தீவிரவாதம், நவீன யுகத்தின் புற்றுநோய். எப்படி இது தீவிரமடைகிறது? ஏன் தடுக்கவோ ஒழிக்கவோ முடிவதில்லை? அல் காயிதா முதல் ஐ.எஸ். வரை ஏராளமான இயக்கங்கள் மத்தியக் கிழக்கு நாடுகளில் செல்வாக்குப் பெற்றது எப்படி? இவர்களுக்கு ஆள்களும் பணமும் கிடைக்கும் வழியென்ன? தீவிரவாத இயக்கங்களின் நெட் ஒர்க் எவ்வாறு செயல்படுகிறது? ஏன் எந்த அரசினாலும் இவர்களைத் தடுக்க முடிவதில்லை? பேரழிவுச் சம்பவங்களை எப்படித் திட்டமிடுகிறார்கள்? எப்படி அவற்றுக்காக உழைக்கிறார்கள்? தீவிரவாதச் செயல்களுக்கு மதம் எப்படி ஒரு கருவியாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது? ஆறு ஆண்டுக்கால ஆராய்ச்சி. ஆதாரபூர்வமான தகவல்கள். உலகை அச்சுறுத்தும் அனைத்துத் தீவிரவாத இயக்கங்களைப் பற்றியும் மிக விரிவான அறிமுகத்தைத் தருகிறது மாயவலை.'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Vida de Hernán Cortés: La espada (Vida de Hernán Cortés 1) Series: #1 of Vida de Hernán Cortés Author: Christian Duverger Narrator: José Manuel Rincón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 19, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: «Es ésta una de las biografías cortesianas mejor escritas. Su visión de Cortés, positiva a toda costa, sorprenderá o encantará a sus lectores.» José Luis Martínez Se cumplen cinco siglos de la Conquista de México, y a lo largo de este tiempo Hernán Cortés ha desempeñado un claro papel en el imaginario colectivo de la nación: el de villano. Sin embargo, para Christian Duverger esta apreciación no podría ser más injusta. Lejos del ambicioso y sanguinario invasor que los libros de texto han urdido, el historiador francés presenta en esta biografía en dos tomos a un humanista, un hombre de armas y de letras que vio en las tierras americanas la posibilidad, no de trasplantar una copia de la sociedad castellana, sino de inventar un mundo nuevo. Para Cortés, el mestizaje era la clave de este proyecto cultural. Publicada por primera vez en 2005, la primera parte de esta biografía cortesiana retrata, desde luego, al conquistador fascinado por el mundo indígena, pero también al interlocutor y competidor de Carlos V, al seductor, al independentista, al empresario, al introductor de la caña de azúcar y el gusano de seda en México, al explorador que descubre California, que comercia con el Perú y que llega hasta las Filipinas. La espada narra, así, la parte pública de la vida del padre de la patria.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Operation Khukri: The True Story behind the Indian Army’s Most Successful Mission as part of the United Nations Author: Rajpal Punia, Damini Punia Narrator: Damini Punia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Did you know that 233 soldiers of the Indian Army were cordoned off for almost three months without food in the jungles of Africa?How did a UN peacekeeping mission turn into a war for dignity, a war for the Indian tricolour?The year was 2000. Sierra Leone, in West Africa, had been ravaged by years of civil strife. With the intervention of the United Nations, two companies of the Indian Army were deployed in Kailahun as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission.Soon, the peaceful mission turned into a war-like standoff between Major Punia's company and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels in Kailahun, with the Indian peacekeepers cordoned off for seventy-five days without supplies. The only way home was by laying down their weapons.Operation Khukri was one of Indian Army's most successful international missions, and this book is a first-hand account by Major Rajpal Punia, who, after three months of impasse and failed diplomacy, orchestrated the operation, surviving the ambush of the RUF in a prolonged jungle warfare twice, and returning with all 233 soldiers standing tall.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592148 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Encubierta Author: Amaryllis Fox Narrator: Paola Navalón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 15, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Las memorias de Amaryllis Fox cuentan la historia de sus diez años en la élite de la clandestinidad de las operaciones encubiertas de la CIA, en búsqueda de los terroristas más peligrosos del mundo a través de dieciséis países, a la vez que contrajo matrimonio y dio a luz a su hija. Amaryllis Fox cursaba el último año de Teología y Derecho Internacional en la Universidad de Oxford, cuando su mentor Daniel Pearl fue capturado y decapitado. Motivada por la brutalidad, Fox aplicó para un Master especializado en conflictos y terrorismo en la Georgetown School, donde creo un algoritmo para predecir, con una certeza misteriosa, las probabilidades de apariciones de células terroristas en cualquier ciudad alrededor del mundo. Fue reclutada de inmediato por la CIA con tan solo 21 años de edad. Su primera asignación fue la de estudiar y analizar cientos de cables clasificados de gobiernos extranjeros y sintetizar dicha información para los informes diarios para el Presidente de Estados Unidos. Su siguiente misión estuvo relacionada con el anti-terrorismo de Irak. A los 22 años fue sometida a un entrenamiento sobre operaciones avanzadas, fue enviada de Langley a 'La Granja', donde vivió durante seis meses en un mundo simulado en el que aprendió el uso de armas, a escapar de los sitios más peligrosos del mundo, a soportar torturas y los mejores métodos para suicidarse en caso de que fuera capturada. Al final de dicho entrenamiento, fue enviada como espía bajo una tapadera no oficial de experta en comercio de arte, a infiltrarse en las redes terroristas de las áreas más remotas del Medio Este y Asia. - Además de su carrera en la CIA, Amaryllis Fox ha cubierto eventos de la actualidad, ofreciendo su análisis a la CNN, National Geographic, Al Jazeera y a la BBC entre otros medios. Es conferenciante en distintas universidades alrededor del mundo en temas relacionados con la paz. Actualmente vive en Los Ángeles con su esposo y su hija.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/606943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die beste aller möglichen Welten - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in seiner Zeit (Ungekürzte Lesung) Author: Michael Kempe Narrator: Frank Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 13, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Heute gilt Leibniz als das letzte Universalgenie und als Wegbereiter der Moderne. Als Mensch und als Philosoph war er zutiefst optimistisch, aufgeben war für ihn nie eine Option. Hier lernen wir Leibniz' ganze Welt kennen. An sieben Tagen seines Lebens zwischen 1675 und 1716 sehen wir ihm über die Schulter: In Paris treffen wir ihn im Bett an, wo er morgens seine besten Gedanken entwickelt. In Hannover plaudert er am Hof mit der Kurfürstin, im Harz tüftelt er über Windmühlen. Sein größter Wurf ist die Skizze einer Maschine, die mit den Zahlen 0 und 1 rechnet - Grundlage des Digitalcodes und damit des Computers. Michael Kempe erzählt elegant von Leibniz' Leben, Denken und Arbeiten - und zeichnet zugleich eine farbige Kulturgeschichte des Barock zwischen Paris, Wien, Berlin und Hannover.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/597495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Classic Letters & Journals Box Set: A seven-volume collection from the private letters & journals written by seven distinguished historical figures, all performed in a dramatised setting. Series: #10 of Classic Letters & Journals Author: Mr Punch Narrator: Virginia Mckenna Obe, Charles Dance Obe, Imogen Stubbs, Robert Powell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A seven-volume collection of letters & journals performed in a dramatised setting. The Letters of JANE AUSTEN performed by FIONA SHAW CBE “Frequently indiscreet and occasionally acerbic or heartless, Jane Austen’s letters are always engaging. Fiona Shaw gives a sensitive reading.” (Daily Telegraph) The Letters of LORD BYRON performed by ROBERT POWELL “If you want to see into man’s soul, start with this self-portrait. It’s magnificent.” (The Guardian) The Letters of CHARLOTTE BRONTË performed by IMOGEN STUBBS “These provide a welcome addition to our collection of Bronteana... the reading is sympathetic and lively and makes most compelling listening.” (Bronte Society) The Letters & Journals of LORD NELSON performed by CHARLES DANCE OBE “Letters and journals always make lively intimate listening. It is Nelson who opens up with almost shocking frankness in courteous, suddenly passionate love letters to Emma Hamilton.” (The Independent) Leaves from the Highland Journals of QUEEN VICTORIA performed by VIRGINIA McKENNA OBE “...these journals offer us so many insights into the paraphernalia that accompanied the royal progress north... Virginia McKenna reads beautifully.” (Sunday Times) Scott of the Antarctic - The Diary of Captain ROBERT FALCON SCOTT performed by EDWARD FOX OBE “The audio’s editors have made a good selection, from the courageous good cheer and sea shanties at the beginning to the last entries, blizzard-bound in a tent 11 miles from the next depot.” (Sunday Times) The Journals of DOROTHY WORDSWORTH performed by JENNY AGUTTER OBE “The English countryside at the end of the 18th century is brought almost photographically before us and Jenny Agutter brings her splendidly to life.” (Good Book Guide) Abridged: Alan Drury, Sue Rodwell, Lissa Demetriou & Guy Fithen Music:Nina Humphreys & Robert Rigby Director:Alan Drury & Guy Fithen Producer:Michael Cameron & Stewart Richards © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/593007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Marrakesh Express: Helter Skelter! Author: Norma Levine Narrator: Norma Levine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 11, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: It is the early 70’s. Two best friends and a 2-year-old toddler (the future rock star Melissa Auf der Maur) set out in a red post office van on a 2000-mile drive from Hay-on-Wye in Wales to Marrakesh in North Africa. Their meandering journey changes abruptly when they meet two American drug dealers from Amsterdam on a secret intelligence mission, with a plentiful supply of pure black Afghan hash. Amidst the dope smoking world of gangster aristocrats and dislocated hippies, they gaze into the hidden worlds within ancient Venetian glass goulamine beads, and that’s when worlds collide. Helter Skelter!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Queen Victoria’s Highland Journals performed by VIRGINIA McKENNA OBE in a dramatised setting Series: #6 of Classic Letters & Journals Author: Mr Punch Narrator: Virginia Mckenna Obe Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 7, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Queen Victoria’s Highland Journals performed by VIRGINIA McKENNA in a dramatised setting “...these journals offer us so many insights into the paraphernalia that accompanied the royal progress north... Virginia McKenna reads beautifully.” (Sunday Times) “This quirky and vivid aural tapestry is jam-packed with sound effects... and is further enhanced by McKenna’s genteel narration.” (Scotland on Sunday) “A chronicle of life at Balmoral, both before and after Prince Albert’s death. Very effectively read by Virginia McKenna.” (Sunday Telegraph) Succeeding William IV in 1837, Victoria reigned for nearly 64 years and was always a keen chronicler of life around her, through both her paintings and the detailed diary she kept from the age of 13. Queen Victoria’s Highland Journals cover the period from 1848 to 1882 and provide a fascinating insight into those long “never-to-be-forgotten days” she spent with her family in her much beloved Scottish Highlands. Also available as part of the CLASSIC LETTERS & JOURNALS BOX SET, a seven-volume edition. •The Letters & Journals of Lord Nelson with CHARLES DANCE OBE •The Letters of Charlotte Bronte with IMOGEN STUBBS •Scott of the Antarctic with EDWARD FOX OBE •The Highland Journals of Queen Victoria with VIRGINIA McKENNA OBE •The Letters of Lord Byron with ROBERT POWELL •The Letters of Jane Austen with FIONA SHAW CBE •The Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth with JENNY AGUTTER OBE Abridged: Lissa Demetriou Director:Alan Drury Producer:Michael Cameron & Stewart Richards © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592159 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scott of the Antarctic: The Diary of Captain Scott performed by EDWARD FOX OBE in a dramatised setting Series: #5 of Classic Letters & Journals Author: Mr Punch Narrator: Edward Fox Obe Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 7, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Scott of the Antarctic: The Diary of Captain Scott performed by EDWARD FOX in a dramatised setting “One to consider for a winter jaunt is Edward Fox’s stiff-upper-lip reading of Scott’s Last Journey.” (The Spectator) “The audio’s editors have made a good selection, from the courageous good cheer and sea shanties at the beginning to the last entries, blizzard-bound in a tent 11 miles from the next depot.” (Sunday Times) In 1911 Captain Robert Falcon Scott went back to the huge, frozen wasteland of the Antarctic with the intention of reaching the South Pole, by a long and terribly arduous trek across the ice. On finally reaching the pole, Scott and his comrades were devastated to find that they had been beaten by the Norwegian explorer Amundsen. With temperatures of minus 30, they began their slow journey back to their base. Coming within eleven miles of safety, they finally succumbed to the elements and they were found eight months later frozen to death. Captain Scott’s diary was discovered under his shoulder, stored inside a little wallet... “Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale...” Also available as part of the CLASSIC LETTERS & JOURNALS BOX SET, a seven-volume edition. •The Letters & Journals of Lord Nelson with CHARLES DANCE OBE •The Letters of Charlotte Bronte with IMOGEN STUBBS •Scott of the Antarctic with EDWARD FOX OBE •The Highland Journals of Queen Victoria with VIRGINIA McKENNA OBE •The Letters of Lord Byron with ROBERT POWELL •The Letters of Jane Austen with FIONA SHAW CBE •The Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth with JENNY AGUTTER OBE Abridged: Guy Fithen Music:Robert Rigby Director:Guy Fithen Producer:Michael Cameron & Stewart Richards © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589932 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Vida de Hernán Cortés: La pluma Author: Christian Duverger Narrator: José Manuel Rincón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 5, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Sustentado por una apreciable información documental, el asombroso libro de Christian Duvergerrinde a Cortés escritor un merecido homenaje.» Bartolomé Bennassar Se cumplen cinco siglos de la Conquista de México, y a lo largo de este tiempo Hernán Cortés ha desempeñado un claro papel en el imaginario colectivo de la nación: el de villano. Sin embargo, para Christian Duverger esta apreciación no podría ser más injusta. Lejos del ambicioso y sanguinario invasor que los libros de texto han urdido, el historiador francés presenta en esta biografía en dos tomos a un humanista, un hombre de armas y de letras que vio en las tierras americanas la posibilidad, no de trasplantar una copia de la sociedad castellana, sino de inventar un mundo nuevo. Para Cortés, el mestizaje era la clave de este proyecto cultural. Publicada por primera vez en 2013, bajo el título de Crónica de la eternidad, esta segunda parte de la biografía cortesiana causó un gran revuelo al desmontar la autoría de Bernal Díaz del Castillo sobre la Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España y devolvérsela a su verdadero dueño: Hernán Cortés. La pluma nos presenta a un Cortés cronista de sí mismo, un escritor que supo fundar su legado a través de un magistral artificio literario: un auténtico conquistador de la memoria.