Tag: History

Free Download Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women’s Words (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BP584V97 | 2023 | 8 hours and 31 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 246 MB
Author: Jenni Nuttall
Narrator: Beth Hicks
An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language-and what we can learn from the vivid vocabulary that English once had for women’s bodies, experiences, and sexuality. So many of the words that we use to chronicle women’s lives feel awkward or alien. Medical terms are scrupulously accurate but antiseptic. Slang and obscenities have shock value, yet they perpetuate taboos. Where are the plain, honest words for women’s daily lives? Mother Tongue is a historical investigation of feminist language and thought, from the dawn of Old English to the present day. Dr. Jenni Nuttall guides listeners through the evolution of words that we have used to describe female bodies, menstruation, women’s sexuality, the consequences of male violence, childbirth, women’s paid and unpaid work, and gender.

Free Download Magic of the Celtic Otherworld: Irish History, Lore & Rituals by Steve Blamires, Roger Clark, Tantor Audio
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09W82Q2HN | 11 hours and 22 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 312 Mb
Explore a marvelous world of glamoury: the Celtic Otherworld of shadow and Sidhe, a realm where everything that ever was, is, or will be, exists right now. The Celts had a life-affirming, mystical way of viewing and living life, in tune with the forces of Nature and magic. Drawing upon Irish Celtic spiritual tradition, history, literature, and myth, this tried and true guidebook offers a holistic system that will help you reconnect with this enchanting realm-the Green World of the Celts.
Magic of the Celtic Otherworld presents techniques for becoming attuned to the life forces of the Green World through seasonal rituals, visualizations, and practical magical workings. Learn how to find your way around the Otherworld, and gain an understanding of how each of us constantly shapes and affects the land on which we live. Most importantly, discover how to make contact with inhabitants of the Otherworld in order to deepen your spiritual practice and enrich your everyday life.

Free Download Just Price in the Markets: A History (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CFNT348R | 2023 | 9 hours and 45 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 278 MB
Author: Charles R. Geisst
Narrator: Will Tulin
The question of what constitutes a fair price has been at the center of market interactions since the time of Aristotle. Should a seller sell to the highest bidder, or is there some other standard, such as a morally defined price, to be applied? Charles R. Geisst traces the ways that philosophers, religious leaders, and economists have sought to answer that question, from antiquity through the modern era. Aristotle’s thinking on usury influenced the idea of pricing well into the Renaissance. In his view, money was barren and should not be used to beget more money.

Free Download History: The Dark Ages, the Renaissance, and the Golden Age in Europe (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9781662229176 | 2023 | 14 hours and 12 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 408 MB
Author: Kelly Mass
Narrator: Chris Newman
This book contains audiobooks about the following topics: The Batavians, The Dutch Empire, The Eighty Years’ War, The Golden Age, Early Dutch History, The Dutch East Indian Trading Company, Gilded Age, Middle Ages, Black Death, Crusaders, Inquisition, Viking History, Anglo-Saxons. All of these topics have been well-researched and put together in a way that they are understandable and fascinating to learn more about.

Free Download Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BX4PRS1S | 2023 | 12 hours and 10 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 348 MB
Author: Elyssa Maxx Goodman
Narrator: Kevin R. Free, Natalie Duke
An intimate, evocative history of drag in New York City exploring its dynamic role, from the Jazz Age to Drag Race, in queer liberation and urban life. From the lush feather boas that adorned early female impersonators to the sequined lip syncs of barroom queens to the drag kings that have us laughing in stitches, drag has played a vital role in the creative life of New York City. But the evolution of drag in the city-as an art form, a community and a mode of liberation-has never before been fully chronicled.

Free Download Evil People: Some of the Most Cruel People in History by Kelly Mass, Chris Newman, Efalon Acies
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09WD4ZR7W | 12 hours and 5 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 332 Mb
This is a combo that consists of several titles, all in one audiobook to give you a better value.
The following cruel dictators, mass murderers, torturers, and sadists from an extensive world history will be described and discussed in further detail:

Free Download Conflict: The History of the Korean War, 1950-1953 by Robert Leckie, David Rapkin, Audible Studios
English | 2013 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00GRJN6P4 | M4B@64 Kbps | Duration: 14:26 h | 393 Mb
In June 1950 Communist forces poured across the 38th Parallel (the arbitrary, militarily indefensible line of latitude separating the Communist North from the independent Republic of Korea) to unite the country by force. Three bloody, bitter years of fighting ensued during which the seesawing fortunes of this frustrating war thwarted North Korea’s ambitions while treating the ill-equipped, overconfident UN peacekeeping forces, mostly Americans, no less harshly. Conflict examines the war in all its military, political, and human dimensions: the battles at Pusan Perimeter, at Inchon, at Chosin Reservoir, at Heartbreak Ridge; significant figures like Syngman Rhee, Kim Il Sung, Ridgway, MacArthur, and Truman; controversies like MacArthur’s dismissal, the difficulties of P.O.W. exchanges, and charges of brainwashing and germ warfare; as well as penetrating analyses of the performance of the American soldier, and the war’s effect on the U.S. military and our national psyche. As such, Conflict stands as an unsurpassed, vivid contribution to history.

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Free Download Centuries Will Not Suffice: A History of the Lithuanian Holocaust (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CBNK1VV5 | 2023 | 15 hours and 52 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 452 MB
Author: Prit Buttar
Narrator: Bruce Mann
Centuries Will Not Suffice explores how different people responded to the Lithuanian Holocaust and the roles that they played. It considers the past history of the perpetrators and those who took great risks to save Jews, as well as describing the experiences of many who were caught up in the maelstrom. Unlike the figures at the top of the Nazi hierarchy, the men who were responsible for these killings have been largely forgotten. Karl Jäger was a senior SS figure who was in charge of the units that carried out most of them. He complained that his experiences caused him to suffer nightmares but continued to order his units to carry on and regarded it as his duty to remain in his post.

Free Download Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up) (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C9VPZX81 | 2023 | 6 hours and 56 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 382 MB
Author: Alexandra Petri
Narrator: Alexandra Petri
A witty, absurdist satire of the last 500 years, Alexandra Petri’s US History is the fake textbook you never knew you needed! Alexandra Petri’s US History contains a lost (invented!) history of America. (A history for people disappointed that the only president whose weird sex letters we have is Warren G. Harding.) Petri’s "historical fan fiction" draws on real events and completely absurd fabrications to create a laugh-out-loud, irreverent takedown of our nation’s complicated past. On Petri’s deranged timeline, John and Abigail Adams try sexting, the March sisters from Little Women are sixty feet tall, and Susan Sontag goes to summer camp. Nearly eighty short, hilarious pieces span centuries of American history and culture. Nikola Tesla’s friends stage an intervention when he falls in love with a pigeon. The characters from Sesame Street invade Normandy. And Mark Twain-who famously said reports of his death had been greatly exaggerated-offers a detailed account of his undeath, in which he becomes a zombie.

Free Download African History: A Very Short Introduction by John Parker, Richard Rathbone, Dion Graham
English | 2021 | ISBN: B094SWKW7J | MP3@32 Kbps | Duration: 4:47 h | 65 Mb
This Very Short Introduction looks at Africa’s past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented, both in Africa and beyond. The author illustrates important aspects of Africa’s history with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over five millennia across this vast continent. The multitude of topics that the listener will learn about in this succinct work include the unity and diversity of African cultures, slavery, religion, colonial conquest, the diaspora, and the importance of history in understanding contemporary Africa. The book examines questions such as: Who invented the idea of "Africa"? How is African history pieced together, given such a lack of documentary evidence? How did Africa interact with the world 1,000 years ago?
Africa has been known as "the cradle of mankind", and its recoverable history stretches back to the Pharaohs. But the idea of studying African history is itself new, and the authors show why it is still contested and controversial. This VSI, the first concise work of its kind, will prove essential for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history.