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[Malayalam] - Keralam 600 Kollam Munpu Audiobook

"14-ാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിന്റെ പൂര്‍വ്വാര്‍ദ്ധത്തില്‍ കേരളം സന്ദര്‍ശിച്ച ലോകപ്രശസ്ത സഞ്ചാരി ഇബ്‌നു ബത്തൂത്തയുടെ 'രിഹ്‌ലത്ത് ' എന്ന സഞ്ചാരസാഹിത്യകൃതിയുടെ വിവര്‍ത്തനം. കേരള ചരിത്രത്തിന്റെ ഇരുളടഞ്ഞ കോണുകളിലേക്ക് വെളിച്ചം വിതറുന്ന ഈ കൃതി അറുന്നൂറു കൊല്ലം മുമ്പുള്ള കേരളീയരു ടെ സാമൂഹികവും സാമ്പത്തികവും സാംസ്‌കാരികവും മതപരവുമായ അവസ്ഥയെക്കുറിച്ച് അറിവു പകരുന്നു. ഇ്‌നു ബത്തൂത്ത കണ്ടതും കേട്ടതും അനുഭവിച്ചതും എല്ലാം സത്യസന്ധമായി രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുള്ള ഈ കൃതി ഒരു ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥ ത്തിന്റെ വിശ്വാസ്യത പുലര്‍ത്തിപ്പോരുന്നു."

Velayudhan Panicksery (Author), Jayakumar R (Narrator)

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The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370

"‘People often say that non-fiction books read like fast-moving thrillers, but this one genuinely does… This is a splendid book – and highly recommended.’ Daily Mail A remarkable piece of investigative journalism into one of the most pervasive and troubling mysteries of recent memory. 01:20am, 8 March 2014. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying 239 passengers, disappeared into the night, never to be seen or heard from again. The incident was inexplicable. In a world defined by advanced technology and interconnectedness, how could an entire aircraft become untraceable? Had the flight been subject to a perfect hijack? Perhaps the pilots lost control? And if the plane did crash, where was the wreckage? Writing for Le Monde in the days and months after the plane’s disappearance, journalist Florence de Changy closely documented the chaotic international investigation that followed, uncovering more questions than answers. Riddled with inconsistencies, contradictions and a lack of basic communication between authorities, the mystery surrounding flight MH370 only deepened. Now, de Changy offers her own explanation. Drawing together countless eyewitness testimonies, press releases, independent investigative reports and expert opinion, The Disappearing Act offers an eloquent and deeply unnerving narrative of what happened to the missing aircraft. An incredible feat of investigative journalism and a testament to de Changy’s tenacity and resolve, this book is an exhaustive, gripping account into one of the most profound mysteries of the 21st century."

Florence De Changy (Author), Laurence Bouvard (Narrator)

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You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War

"The long-buried story of three extraordinary female journalists who permanently shattered the barriers to women covering war Kate Webb, an Australian iconoclast, Catherine Leroy, a French daredevil photographer, and Frances FitzGerald, a blue-blood American intellectual, arrived in Vietnam with starkly different life experiences but one shared purpose: to report on the most consequential story of the decade. At a time when women were considered unfit to be foreign reporters, Frankie, Catherine, and Kate challenged the rules imposed on them by the military, ignored the belittlement of their male peers, and ultimately altered the craft of war reportage for generations. In You Don't Belong Here, Elizabeth Becker uses these women's work and lives to illuminate the Vietnam War from the 1965 American buildup, the expansion into Cambodia, and the American defeat and its aftermath. Arriving herself in the last years of the war, Becker writes as a historian and a witness of the times. What emerges is an unforgettable story of three journalists forging their place in a land of men, often at great personal sacrifice. Deeply reported and filled with personal letters, interviews, and profound insight, You Don't Belong Here fills a void in the history of women and of war."

Elizabeth Becker (Author), Lisa Flanagan (Narrator)

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Every Human Intention: Japan in the New Century

"A stunning blend of investigative journalism, authoritative science writing, and embedded ethnography. Every Human Intention captures the unsettling, lyrical beauty of the intimate moments and buried secrets that form Japan's national drama. "An absolute marvel. Reveals the inner workings of modern-day Japan like no other work of literary nonfiction I have read, and does so with the smooth story-telling expertise of a novelist."-Richard Wiley, author of Soldiers in Hiding Every Human Intention takes us beyond political debates and news analysis, into the infinite complexity of historically significant events as they unfold. Admitted to the innermost corridors of Japan's bureaucracy, Richard witnesses the near-collapse of the nation's nuclear regulator and meticulously documents the way this upheaval is concealed from the public. Through his decade-long relationship with Japan's Nigerian community, he pursues the elaborate cover-up at the heart of Japan's immigration system. On the nation's northern border, he follows the region's youngest census worker through a landscape of abandoned homes and vanishing lives. In Richard's poised narration, there are no simple answers or elegant conclusions-only the unsettling, lyrical beauty of the intimate moments and buried secrets that form Japan's national drama."

Dreux Richard (Author), Dreux Richard (Narrator)

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A Concise History of Japan

"To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine. The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life in the imperial court, the rise of the samurai, civil conflict, encounters with Europe, and the advent of modernity and empire. Integrating the pageantry of a unique nation's history with today's environmental concerns, Walker's vibrant and accessible new narrative then follows Japan's ascension from the ashes of World War II into the thriving nation of today. It is a history for our times, posing important questions regarding how we should situate a nation's history in an age of environmental and climatological uncertainties."

Brett L. Walker (Author), Eric Michael Summerer (Narrator)

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[Dutch] - Moederstad: Jakarta, een familiegeschiedenis

"Kan een stad in je DNA zitten, ook al heeft je wieg er niet gestaan? In Moederstad gaat Philip Dröge in het moderne Jakarta op zoek naar sporen van het oude Batavia. Meer dan drie eeuwen lang woonden zijn voorouders in de stad, zo heeft hij ooit van zijn Indische grootvader gehoord. Wie waren ze? In wat voor stad leefden ze? Hoe is Aziatisch DNA in zijn genoom terechtgekomen? Aan de hand van zijn eigen familiegeschiedenis laat Dröge haarfijn zien hoe dit epicentrum van de kolonie functioneerde. Het is een kroniek over dik drie eeuwen liefde, slavernij, seks en hoop, bezien vanuit het krankzinnige urbane landschap van nu."

Philip Dröge (Author), Ronald Top (Narrator)

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Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold

"In 1945, US intelligence officers in Manila discovered that the Japanese had hidden large quantities of gold bullion and other looted treasure in the Philippines. President Truman decided to recover the gold but to keep its riches secret. These, combined with Japanese treasure recovered during the US occupation, and with recovered Nazi loot, would create a worldwide American political action fund to fight communism. This 'Black Gold' gave Washington virtually limitless, unaccountable funds, providing an asset base to reinforce the treasuries of America's allies, to bribe political and military leaders, and to manipulate elections in foreign countries for more than fifty years."

Peggy Seagrave, Sterling Seagrave (Author), David Colacci (Narrator)

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Tales of Old Japan

"Tales of Old Japan (1871) is an anthology of classic tales compiled by Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Lord Redesdale. The narratives – adapted from Japanese sources – covers various aspects of Japanese life before the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Supplemented by Mitford's explanatory notes, the tales serve as an introduction to the Japanese culture, literature and sense of life. Engaging with an arresting range of subjects such as Buddhist sermons, knightly exploits, ghost stories, fairy tales, folklore, terrifying vampires, noble samurai and the plots of four Noh plays, the collection also serves as a treasure trove of information on the customs, characters and places of the time. ."

Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford (Author), Bridget Lawrence (Narrator)

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Our Vietnam Wars, Volume 4: as told by more veterans who served

"Want to know what Vietnam was really like? 4.5 Stars285 Amazon Reviews. 4.8 Stars on 5 Audible Reviews. 12 hours and 33 minutes. Real stories told by real people, in their own words, 40 veterans, men and women, caught up in an all too real war. From the Delta to the DMZ, come walk in their boots. If you were there, you understand. If you weren't, grab a copy. They're like Doritos. Try a few and you won't be able to stop. The Vietnam War dominated my generation and affected so many lives in so many different ways. Some of us were drafted. Some enlisted. Some became war heroes, intentional or not, but most of us were just trying to survive. Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, or Coast Guard, American, Australian, and New Zealanders, Vietnam was all about luck, good or bad. And there were hundreds of different wars depending on where you were, the year you were there, your service, branch, unit, rank, job, and race. Whether we were nurses, helicopter pilots, infantryman, Rangers, clerk typists, combat medics, engineers, MPs, Platoon Leaders, sailors on riverine patrols up the rivers, artillerymen, or cooks, from 1956 to 1976 from the Delta to the DMZ, these stories tell who we were, the jobs we did, our memories of that time and place, how it changed us, and what we did after we came home. Hopefully, these books will help illuminate that narrative. Looking for a good listen? The four volume Our Vietnam Wars series, is brought to you by the author 10 fast-moving conspiracy thrillers: Burke’s War, Burke's Gamble, Burke's Revenge, Burke's Samovar, Burke's Mandarin, Burkw'a Rescue, Burke's Machete, Burke's Doubledown, Butke's Hit Man, and the new Burke's Justice, as well as Aim True, My Brothers, and Amongst My Enemies. Together, his 24 books have over 3,00 Kindle 5-Star Reviews and are available in e-book, paperback, hardback, and audiobook. Enjoy!"

William F. Brown (Author), Dug Joy (Narrator)

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The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives

"Brought to you by Penguin. Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and revolutionaries, scientists, artists and adventurers - each offering insights of their own into this extraordinary place. For anyone new to Japan, this book is the ideal introduction. For anyone already deeply involved with it, this is a book filled with surprises and pleasures. © Christopher Harding 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020"

Christopher Harding (Author), Christopher Harding (Narrator)

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China’s Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism

"Chinese leaders once tried to suppress memories of their nation’s brutal experience during World War II. Now they celebrate the “victory”—a key foundation of China’s rising nationalism. For most of its history, the People’s Republic of China limited public discussion of the war against Japan. It was an experience of victimization—and one that saw Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek fighting for the same goals. But now, as China grows more powerful, the meaning of the war is changing. Rana Mitter argues that China’s reassessment of the World War II years is central to its newfound confidence abroad and to mounting nationalism at home. China’s Good War begins with the academics who shepherded the once-taboo subject into wider discourse. Encouraged by reforms under Deng Xiaoping, they researched the Guomindang war effort, collaboration with the Japanese, and China’s role in forming the post-1945 global order. But interest in the war would not stay confined to scholarly journals. Today public sites of memory—including museums, movies and television shows, street art, popular writing, and social media—define the war as a founding myth for an ascendant China. Wartime China emerges as victor rather than victim. The shifting story has nurtured a number of new views. One rehabilitates Chiang Kai-shek’s war efforts, minimizing the bloody conflicts between him and Mao and aiming to heal the wounds of the Cultural Revolution. Another narrative positions Beijing as creator and protector of the international order that emerged from the war—an order, China argues, under threat today largely from the United States. China’s radical reassessment of its collective memory of the war has created a new foundation for a people destined to shape the world."

Rana Mitter (Author), Dennis Kleinman (Narrator)

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[Marathi] - Premsutra प्रेमसूत्र: For every ones Love प्रत्येकाच्या प्रेमासाठी

"Every story express types of love & romance, which impresses us. Author tells the stories from Indian culture which is so intimate and inspiring for all the youth. प्रत्येक कथेतून प्रेमाची जी विविध रूपे दिसतात टी मोहक तरीही उदात्त आहेत आजच्या प्रत्येक प्रेमवीराला व प्रेयसीला या कथा आपले मनोगत व्यक्त करणाऱ्या वाटतील. तसेच त्याबरोबर प्रेम, त्याग, कर्तव्य, निष्ठा, ज्ञानाची आस याचाही संस्कार करतील"

Madhavi Kunte (Author), Namrata Deshpande, Sai Limaye (Narrator)

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