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Titolo: La Controriforma (Storia d'Italia 38)

Autore: vari

Narratore: Eugenio Farn

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 48 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 05-13-16

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Categoria: History, European

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La rottura dell'unità della Chiesa con la Riforma Protestante nel XVI secolo è uno dei grandi fenomeni che hanno segnato l'età moderna: da qui si avviò un potente moto di rinnovamento della Chiesa Cattolica, comunemente designato con il termine di Controriforma.

Questo audiolibro esplora i motivi fondamentali che spinsero la Chiesa di Roma a reagire alla rivoluzione di Lutero utilizzando molti strumenti per la sua azione profonda e pervasiva nella società italiana ed europea: dalla Compagnia di Gesù di Ignazio di Loyola all'Inquisizione, dalle opere del cardinale Borromeo fino al Concilio di Trento, solenne riaffermazione dell'identità cattolica e punto di partenza di un consolidamento e di un rinnovamento della Chiesa, premessa essenziale degli sviluppi successivi.

Questo volume è realizzato a cura di Maurizio Falghera, con riferimento alle opere degli storici Paolo Sarpi, Hubert Jedin, Luigi Gerli.

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Titolo: Cronache di vita principesca (Storia d'Italia 32)

Autore: vari

Narratore: Eugenio Farn

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 55 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 05-13-16

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Categoria: History, European

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"Cronache di vita principesca" è il racconto di un viaggio: quello di una coppia di nobili rinascimentali (siamo nel 1477) che hanno conosciuto entrambi un'intensa vita aristocratica, politica e sociale durante il periodo più significativo dell'Umanesimo italiano. Caterina Sforza e Gerolamo Riario, con il sostegno dei più potenti principi e la benedizione di Papa Sisto IV, convolano a nozze, e per mesi festeggiano la loro unione nel lungo viaggio che li porterà a Roma.

L'audiolibro apre una finestra sulla vita principesca dell'epoca, con i suoi lussi e i suoi riti, le sue contraddizioni e i suoi conflitti. Uno sguardo 'antropologico' quanto mai necessario per contestualizzare meglio gli eventi della storia rinascimentale italiana. Questo volume è realizzato a cura di Maurizio Falghera, con riferimento alle opere degli storici Cecilia Brogi, Gino Franceschin.

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Titolo: La Riforma in Europa (Storia d'Italia 37)

Autore: vari

Narratore: Eugenio Farn

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 16 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 05-13-16

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Categoria: History, European

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La Riforma protestante (luterana e calvinista) è il movimento religioso con risvolti politici di tipo rivoluzionario, che ha interessato la Chiesa nel XVI secolo e che ha portato alla nascita del 'cristianesimo evangelico'. Figura centrale alla quale si attribuisce la nascita del movimento protestante è Martin Lutero, insieme ad altri importanti protagonisti quali Giovanni Calvino, Huldrych Zwingli, Filippo Melantone.

Nell'audiolibro si esplorano le cause religiose e sociali che hanno determinato questo scisma che di fatto inaugura l'Età Moderna e si tratteggiano le personalità e le idee degli innovatori. Una panoramica sulle analogie e differenze della Riforma in molti stati europei, Italia compresa, dove però il potere di Roma non ha consentito il diffondersi del Protestantesimo.

Questo volume è realizzato a cura di Maurizio Falghera, con riferimento alle opere degli storici Salvatore Caponetto, Roland Bainton, Cesare Bermani.

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Title: The Black Door: Spies, Secret Intelligence and British Prime Ministers

Author: Richard Aldrich, Rory Cormac

Narrator: Tom Clegg

Format: Unabridged

Length: 25 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-16

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

The Black Door explores the evolving relationship between successive British Prime Ministers and the intelligence agencies, from Asquith's Secret Service Bureau to Cameron's National Security Council.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the British intelligence system was underfunded and lacked influence in government. But as the new millennium dawned, intelligence had become so integral to policy that it was used to make the case for war.

Now, covert action is incorporated seamlessly into government policy, and the Prime Minister is kept constantly updated by intelligence agencies. But how did intelligence come to influence our government so completely?

The Black Door explores the murkier corridors of 10 Downing Street, chronicling the relationships between intelligence agencies and the Prime Ministers of the last century. From Churchill's code breakers feeding information to the Soviets to Eden's attempts to assassinate foreign leaders, from Wilson's paranoia of an MI5-led coup d'état to Thatcher's covert wars in Central America, Aldrich and Cormac entertain and enlighten as they explain how our government came to rely on intelligence to the extent that it does today.

Critic Reviews:

Praise for Richard Alrich's GCHQ: "Thoroughly engaging." (Daily Telegraph)

"Skilfully weaves together the personal, political, military and technological dimensions of electronic espionage." (Economist)

"Aldrich packs in vast amounts of information, while managing to remain very readable. He paints the broad picture, but also introduces fascinating detail." (Literary Review)

"Richard J. Aldrich is an outstanding analyst and historian of intelligence and he tells this story well...an important book, which will make readers think uncomfortably not only about the state's power to monitor our lives, but also the appalling vulnerability of every society in thrall to communications technology as we are." (Max Hastings, Sunday Times)

"This is a sober and valuable work of scholarship, which is as reliable as anything ever is in the twilight world of intelligence-gathering. Yet there is nothing dry about it. Aldrich knows how to write for a wider audience, while avoiding the speculations, inventions, sensationalism and sheer silliness of so much modern work on the subject." (Spectator)

Members Reviews:

Utterly fabulous

So well researched and written in an accessible and even gripping way, topped off by being read brilliantly. Couldn't recommend this book more if you're interested in politics and the intelligence world.

Thorough analysis

A detailed and well read analysis of the UK's secret world which grows ever larger.

It's probably me - but this is so dull.

I want to like it. I love the premise, and I am very interested in this area of history and politics. And Audible is how I get a lot of my history! But it is just too dull.

The subject matter is NOT really dull but this treatment just doesn't work for me as an audio book. I have given up about 4 hours in. I have a feeling it will pick up later but I am not prepared to go on and find it's this dull right the way through. .

The reader has a very pleasant voice but again, it's rather soft and lulls your mind off in any direction other than the book.

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Title: The Great Game in Cuba

Subtitle: How the CIA Sabotaged Its Own Plot to Unseat Fidel Castro

Author: Joan Mellen

Narrator: Katina Kalin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

The Great Game in Cuba uses the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution to examine the CIA's inner workings during the '50s and '60s. Detailing the agency's lies and deceits, Mellen paints a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of the CIA in Cuba after the Castro revolution: what it wanted and the lengths it was willing to go to in order to paralyze the opposition to Fidel Castro.

The game begins with Robert J. Kleberg, Jr., proprietor of the legendary King Ranch, one of the largest ranches in the world. Kleberg's messianic ambitions bring him to Cuba, where he establishes a satellite ranch managed by his right-hand man, the James Bond-type character Michael J. P. Malone, who secretly reports to both the FBI and at least five CIA handlers.

From there the plot thickens as an array of Cubans share never-before-revealed information regarding the agency's activities in Cuba and its attempts to unseat Castro and install a CIA-friendly figurehead in his place. The mysterious disappearance of Camilo Cienfuegos, a major figure in Castro's government, is told here for the first time. The agency's shady dealings with a major US publication are uncovered.

A testament to the sheer volume of previously classified and untold information, The Great Game in Cuba is a story the world needs to hear.

Members Reviews:

This Is a Very Informative Book

Let me begin by saying this: the reader reviewer who says this book isn't much about the CIA quite clearly didn't read this really informative and well written book. These sentences come early on in the book: "These Texans [a reference to the mentality of the Texan culture] began from the premise that war was the price of the free pursuit of profit." And on the next page this: "War was about profit, not politics, which suited the defense contractors clustered in Texas. Wars of duration were preferable. The longer the war persisted, the greater the financial gain for the contractor." Think former vice president and once head of Halliburton, Richard Cheney!

I first heard about this book when the author was interviewed on an NPR show, either Diane Rehm or Terry Gross. A professor who teaches creative writing has written a piece of well research journalistic non-fiction? And since I live in Miami Beach and have become very interested in learning more about the more recent Cuban history, I decided to purchase the book. This week when one of my college students who is himself Cuban born saw the book, he asked if I would let him read it which I will. And before we ended the conversation, I confirmed how different what I told him I had read was from the propaganda Cuban students are fed.

This book has a complete bibliography as well as notes at the end. When I finished this book, I was more convinced than ever that the CIA is really a very dangerous organization and that, indeed, the reason the Bay of Pigs failed was because the CIA wished that, hoping that then-President Kennedy would focus on Vietnam where the CIA was certain the United States would find itself in a long, long war that would, of course, produce wealth for private enterprises--many out of Texas--who provide all the "stuff" needed in wars.

The Great Game in Cuba is great reading

The Great Game in Cuba is great reading.

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Title: Domostroy [Domestic Order]

Author: Dmytro Strelbytskyy

Narrator: Stanislav Fedosov

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-16

Publisher: Mul'timediynoye izdatel'stvo Strel'bitskogo

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

"Domostroy" - znamenityy pamyatnik russkoy literatury XVI veka - tshchatel'no razrabotannyy svod pravil obshchestvennogo, religioznogo i semeyno-bytovogo povedeniya, v kotorom soderzhatsya sovety i nastavleniya na vse sluchai zhizni: ot pravil povedeniya v tserkvi do pravil povedeniya za stolom, ot otnosheniy mezhdu chlenami sem'i do retsepta prigotovleniya piva.Po mneniyu filologov, tekst "Domostroya" - rezul'tat dlitel'nogo kollektivnogo tvorchestva, nachatogo yeshche v XV v. v Velikom Novgorode. Nekotoryye issledovateli pripisyvayut avtorstvo protopopu Sil'vestru, svyashchenniku Blagoveshchenskogo sobora v Kremle, spodvizhniku molodogo Ivana Groznogo. Odnako, skoreye vsego, Sil'vestr byl lish' sostavitelem i redaktorom "Domostroya".V nashi dni otnosheniye k "Domostroyu" protivorechivo. Odni schitayut yego simvolom kosnosti, samoupravstva, varvarstva semeynykh poryadkov, drugiye vidyat v nem poetizirovannyy obraz "drevnego blagochestiya", osnovy religioznoy, nravstvennoy zhizni russkogo naroda, vernoye rukovodstvo dlya spaseniya sem'i, obshchestva i gosudarstva.V lyubom sluchaye "Domostroy" yavlyayetsya vazhneyshim istochnikom svedeniy o sotsial'nom uklade, povsednevnoy zhizni, nravstvennykh tsennostyakh nashikh predkov, pozvolyayet zaglyanut' v mnogotsvetnyy, slozhnyy, zagadochnyy mir russkogo Srednevekov'ya.SODERZHANIYE:- Vdovina L. N. Domostroy - "zertsalo" byta, traditsiy i obychayev russkogo naroda- O dukhovnom stroyenii (religioznyye nastavleniya)- O mirskom stroyenii (o semeynykh otnosheniyakh)- O domovnom stroyenii (khozyaystvennyye rekomendatsii)- Dopolneniya i prilozheniya (chto podavat' k stolu, o svadebnom rasporyadke, nastavleniye ottsa k synu i dr.)- Naziratel' (opisaniye domashnikh del)- Lechebnik

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Critic Reviews:

"Domostroy" - znamenityy pamyatnik russkoy literatury XVI veka - tshchatel'no razrabotannyy svod pravil obshchestvennogo, religioznogo i semeyno-bytovogo povedeniya, v kotorom soderzhatsya sovety i nastavleniya na vse sluchai zhizni: ot pravil povedeniya v tserkvi do pravil povedeniya za stolom, ot otnosheniy mezhdu chlenami sem'i do retsepta prigotovleniya piva.V nashi dni otnosheniye k "Domostroyu" protivorechivo. Odni schitayut yego simvolom kosnosti, samoupravstva, varvarstva semeynykh poryadkov, drugiye vidyat v nem poetizirovannyy obraz "drevnego blagochestiya", osnovy religioznoy, nravstvennoy zhizni russkogo naroda, vernoye rukovodstvo dlya spaseniya sem'i, obshchestva i gosudarstva.V lyubom sluchaye "Domostroy" yavlyayetsya vazhneyshim istochnikom svedeniy o sotsial'nom uklade, povsednevnoy zhizni, nravstvennykh tsennostyakh nashikh predkov, pozvolyayet zaglyanut' v mnogotsvetnyy, slozhnyy, zagadochnyy mir russkogo Srednevekov'ya.

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Title: Griboyedovskaya Moskva

Subtitle: Moskva i moskvichi

Author: M. O. Gershenzon

Narrator: Stanislav Fedosov

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-16

Publisher: Mul'timediynoye izdatel'stvo Strel'bitskogo

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

Izvestnyy istorik russkoy literatury Mikhail Osipovich Gershenzon na osnove pisem i dnevnikov moskovskikh zhiteley dayot neprevzoydonnoye po detal'nosti i zhivosti opisaniye moskovskogo byta XIX veka."Griboyedovskaya Moskva" Gershenzona - eto Moskva Griboyedova i Pushkina, Vyazemskogo i Tolstogo, eto dukh i atmosfera, nravy i interesy "moskovskogo obshchestva", povsednevnaya zhizn' moskovskikh gostinykh."Predlagayemaya knizhka yest' opyt istoricheskoy illyustratsii k" Goryu ot uma ", popytka predstavit' vozmozhno naglyadnym obrazom ugolok toy podlinnoy, real'noy deystvitel'nosti, kotoruyu Griboyedov, tvorcheski preobrazhaya, izobrazil v genial'noy komedii".

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Critic Reviews:

"Predlagayemaya knizhka yest' opyt istoricheskoy illyustratsii k" Goryu ot uma ", popytka predstavit' vozmozhno naglyadnym obrazom ugolok toy podlinnoy, real'noy deystvitel'nosti, kotoruyu Griboyedov, tvorcheski preobrazhaya, izobrazil v genial'noy komedii".

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Titolo: La battaglia di Montaperti

Sottotitolo: 4 settembre 1260

Autore: Luciano Simonelli

Narratore: Luciano Simonelli

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 39 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 04-08-16

Editore: Simonelli Editore srl

Categoria: History, European

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Attraverso la voce del suo autore ecco ricostruita, ora per ora, la battaglia che il 4 settembre del 1260 oppose gli eserciti della repubblica di Firenze e quella di Siena in una battaglia che, come scrisse Dante Alighieri, "fece l'Arbia colorata in rosso". Diecimila morti, quindicimila prigionieri, quattromila i dispersi: questo il prezzo della più cruenta battaglia del Duecento che oppose alla guelfa Firenze la Siena ghibellina alla quale arrise la vittoria.

Un racconto teso, appassionante. Non solo cronaca puntuale di un epico scontro di eserciti ma anche brani che spiegano il contesto politico e sociale in cui maturò la durissima battaglia. Brani per chi ama la storia e ama sentirsela puntualmente raccontare.

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Title: The Oak Island Enigma

Subtitle: A History and Inquiry into the Origin of the Money Pit

Author: Thomas P. Leary

Narrator: James L. Peterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-16

Publisher: James L. Peterson

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

The Oak Island Enigma is a gripping history of the mystery of Oak Island and its "Money Pit". It details the early discoveries: the shaft with its platforms, the drainage tunnels from the ocean that fill the shaft with sea water, the many attempts to find what the construction hides and protects.

It is a true tale of a visit to Oak Island in the early 1950s, recounting the history of efforts to discover the treasure supposedly buried there. The Oak Island Enigma was the first published book to contend that the manuscripts of William Shakespeare's works - actually written by Francis Bacon - are buried beneath Oak Island.

Members Reviews:

Interesting book

A short concise overview of an intriguing puzzle. Quite interesting. Narration clear and easy to understand

Poor quality but somewhat entertaining

I have been fascinated by the story of Oak Island for many years and the recent History Channel series has been outstanding. When I saw this I took a chance - I wasn't overwhelmed but there were portions that were interesting. The quality of the audio is poor and the narration is sub par. I think if you have followed this treasure hunt for any amount of time that you wouldn't be too disappointed with this but I definitely would not use one of your credits as the book is only 1 hour and the cost is around 5 bucks.

Oak Island

very good story, wish there was more info on the subject. I liked very much.

great story, poor job on narration

poor narration and it skipped a lot. he would be in the middle of a sentence and then all of a sudden talking about a different subject

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Title: 'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?'

Subtitle: A Confrontation in the Desert

Author: Spike Milligan

Narrator: Spike Milligan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-04-16

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of 'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?', written and read by Spike Milligan.

'Keep talking, Milligan. I think I can get you out on mental grounds.'

'That's how I got in, sir.'

'Didn't we all?'

The second volume of Spike Milligan's legendary recollections of life as a gunner in World War Two sees our hero into battle in North Africa - eventually.

First, there is important preparation to be done: extensive periods of loitering ('we had been standing by vehicles for an hour, and nothing had happened, but it happened frequently'); psychological toughening ('if a man dies when you hang him, keep hanging him until he gets used to it'); and living dangerously ('no underwear!'). At last the battle for Tunis is upon them....

Members Reviews:

Spike at his best

Great listen and most enjoyable, Spike as funny as ever,must get book and series of books

loved it

read these memoirs 50 times but first as audio. will read the other books now

So funny

makes you laugh out loud. Will be starting the next one soon. spike at his best

Excellent

Spikes masterly use of the English language is immense and brings laughter right through this audiobook

it's spike

relax and enjoy...I listen to these in the bath and after a few hours I realise the water is cold...ha..