The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson

Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306910 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/306910] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World Author: Niall Ferguson Narrator: Niall Ferguson, Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 14 minutes Release date: October 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 56 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged audiobook edition of Empire by Niall Ferguson, read by Jonathan Keeble. Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, but the prairies of America, the plains of Asia, the jungles of Africa and the deserts of Arabia. Just how did a small, rainy island in the North Atlantic achieve all this? And why did the empire on which the sun literally never set finally decline and fall? Niall Ferguson's acclaimed Empire brilliantly unfolds the imperial story in all its splendours and its miseries, showing how a gang of buccaneers and gold-diggers planted the seed of the biggest empire in all history - and set the world on the road to modernity. 'The most brilliant British historian of his generation ... Ferguson examines the roles of 'pirates, planters, missionaries, mandarins, bankers and bankrupts' in the creation of history's largest empire ... he writes with splendid panache ... and a seemingly effortless, debonair wit' Andrew Roberts 'Dazzling ... wonderfully readable' New York Review of Books 'A remarkably readable précis of the whole British imperial story - triumphs, deceits, decencies, kindnesses, cruelties and all' Jan Morris 'Empire is a pleasure to read and brims with insights and intelligence' Sunday Times

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/243017 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/243017] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World Author: Niall Ferguson Narrator: Gareth Armstrong Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson, read by Gareth Armstrong. Behind each great historical phenomenon there lies a financial secret - Niall Ferguson uncovers the hidden stories behind history. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call it what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is the foundation of all human progress and the lifeblood of history. From the cash injection that funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that sparked the French Revolution, from the bonds that fuelled Britain's war effort to the Wall Street Crash and today's meltdown, this is the story of boom and bust as it's never been told before. Whether you're scraping by or rolling in it, there's no better time to understand the ascent of money.

The Path: A New Way to Think About Everything by Christine Gross-Loh, Michael Puett

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256991 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256991] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Path: A New Way to Think About Everything Author: Christine Gross-Loh, Michael Puett Narrator: Michael Puett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents, the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Path by Professor Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, read by Professor Michael Puett. Harvard's most popular professor explains how thinkers from Confucius to Zhuangzi can transform our lives The first book of its kind, The Path draws on the work of the great but largely unknown Chinese philosophers to offer a profound guide to living well. By explaining what these teachings reveal about subjects from decision-making to relationships, it challenges some of our deepest held assumptions, forcing us to 'unlearn' many ideas that inform modern society. The way we think we're living our lives isn't the way we live them. The authors show that we live well not by 'finding' ourselves and slavishly following a grand plan, as so much of Western thought would have us believe, but rather through a path of self-cultivation and engagement with the world. Believing in a 'true self' only restricts what we can become - and tiny changes, from how we think about careers to how we talk with our family, can start to have powerful effects that will open up constellations of new possibilities. Professor Michael Puett's course in Chinese philosophy has taken Harvard by storm. In The Path, he collaborates with journalist and author Christine Gross-Loh to make this timeless wisdom accessible to everyone for the very first time.

Devil's Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich by David Kinney, Robert K. Wittman

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256702 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256702] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Devil's Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich Author: David Kinney, Robert K. Wittman Narrator: P.J. Ochlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 10 minutes Release date: March 29, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: This exploration of the private wartime diary of Alfred Rosenberg—Hitler’s “chief philosopher” and architect of Nazi ideology—interweaves the story of its recent discovery with the revelation of its never-before-published contents, which are contextualized by the authors: The result is a unprecedented, page-turning narrative of the Nazi rise to power, the Holocaust, and Hitler’s post-invasion plans for Russia. A groundbreaking historical contribution, The Devil’s Diary is a chilling window into the mind of Adolf Hitler’s “chief social philosopher,” Alfred Rosenberg, who formulated some of the guiding principles behind the Third Reich’s genocidal crusade. It also chronicles the thrilling detective hunt for the diary, which disappeared after the Nuremburg Trials and remained lost for almost three quarters of a century, until Robert Wittman, a former FBI special agent who founded the Bureau’s Art Crimes Team, played an important role and tells his story now for the first time. The authors expertly and deftly contextualize more than 400 pages of entries stretching from 1936 through 1944, in which the loyal Hitler advisor recounts internal meetings with the Fürher and his close associates Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler; describes the post-invasion occupation of the Soviet Union; considers the “solution” to the “Jewish question;” and discusses his overseeing of the mass seizure and cataloguing of books and artwork from homes, libraries, and museums across occupied Europe. An eyewitness to events, this narrative of Rosenberg’s diary offers provocative and intimate insights into pivotal moments in the war and the notorious Nazi who laid the philosophical foundations of the Third Reich.

Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years by William J. Bennett

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256936 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256936] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years Author: William J. Bennett Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Full of larger-than-life characters, stunning acts of bravery, and heart-rending sacrifice, Tried by Fire narrates the rise and expansion of Christianity from an obscure regional sect to the established faith of the world’s greatest empire with influence extending from India to Ireland, Scandinavia to Ethiopia, and all points in between. William J. Bennett explores the riveting lives of saints and sinners, paupers and kings, merchants and monks who together—and against all odds—changed the world forever. To tell their story, Bennett follows them through the controversies and trials of their time. Challenged by official persecution, heresy, and schism, they held steadfast to the truth of Christ. Strengthened by poets, preachers, and theologians, they advanced in devotion and love. In this moving and accessible narrative, Tried by Fire speaks across centuries to offer insight into the people and events that shaped the faith that continues to shape our lives today.