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From mary beard to ken follett, heres our list of the best historical fiction and nonfiction to listen to on the go, spanning everything from the romans to the russian revolution, and from tudor to american history. The hardest, most sobering book i have ever listened to. May 08, 2015 f ollowing the announcement that sales have doubled in the past five years, carole mansur picks the 20 best audiobooks of all time 1 a delicate truth written and read by john le carre 10 hrs. Jun 24, 2015 some of the longest ones ive ever listened to are in the fantasyscifi genre. We share the most popular, listened and bestselling audiobooks for you. Every year, the audie awards celebrate the best audiobooks published over the previous year. It is the story of ray midges pursuit of his wife, norma, from arkansas. But when her life is threatened, keeping my distance isnt an option.
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