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This epic three-volume history explores life's grand themes through Britain's rich and colourful history. It looks at important concepts like the cyclical nature of power and analyses fascinating topics, for example the consequences of a civil war or what happens when a third of the population dies. It opens with the shaping of a nation and closes at the dawn of the 20th Century by asking what we can learn from our past.
Volume I, At the Edge of the World, covers the years 350-1603 whilst Volume 2, The British Wars, covers 1603-1776 and Volume 3, 1776 to 2000.
Simon Schama's sweeping history of Britain breathes life into our past centuries, vividly depicting exactly what life was like for our ancestors and how their experiences have shaped modern British culture and identity.
This boxed set contains abridged readings by Timothy West of all three volumes.
Audio books, unlike ordinary books, are a lot more useful and time efficient in the long run. To sit down and read a book can be a very enjoyable experience but unfortunately only when time permits. A lot of us therefore find us putting aside the books for more pressing matters, with audio books however you can do both. Audio books give you the freedom to listen anywhere, just by simply putting it on a MP3 player. For most book fanatics space is a real issue and usually their houses end up looking like a library. Since audiobooks are portable and in music file format such as Mp3 or WMA the space that’s really being used up is your hard drive which takes up a minuscule amount in comparison. So for the busy individual where free time is somewhat of a luxury, audio books may just be the solution you have been looking for, a way to combine free time and work effortlessly. |
Talking of History Number 5: The English - A Crash Course for AmericansAuthor : Berwick CoatesPerformed By : Berwick CoatesPublished By - Berwick CoatesDuration : 48 minutesType : BritishDownload Price : $8.49
This series sets out to show what the English thought about losing their American colonies (not much), how they collected an empire (and lost it), how they became "top nation" (and then slipped). More info...
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Eyewitness 1900-1909Author : Joanna BourkePerformed By : Tim Pigott-SmithPublished By - BBC Audiobooks LtdDuration : 3 hours 30 minutesType : 20th Century
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Finest HourAuthor : Tim Clayton & Phil CraigPerformed By : Sir Derek Jacobi, Christian Rodska and Sandra DuncanPublished By - Hodder & Stoughton AudiobooksDuration : 2 hoursType : 20th Century
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Sceptred Isle: Twentieth Century - 1919-1939, ThisAuthor : Christopher LeePerformed By : Anna Massey and Robert PowellPublished By - BBC Audiobooks LtdDuration : 3 hoursType : Non Fiction
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