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Big IdeasSir Simon Schama — On antisemitismAcclaimed British historian Sir Simon Schama reflects on the history of antisemitism, the Holocaust and contemporary culture. He says that for millennia Jewish people have been "the other of convenience. We are the dark mirror in which the wish fulfilment of other societies takes it out on people who are said to represent its opposite."Presented at the Adelaide Writers Festival in partnership with the University of Sydney.SpeakerSir Simon SchamaBritish historian and television presenterProfessor of Art History and History, Columbia University2025-04-2449 min
History Extra podcastSimon Schama on the HolocaustSir Simon Schama is one of the world's leading historians, a bestselling author and a renowned documentary maker. In his latest documentary film, The Road to Auschwitz, he tells the story of the Holocaust, arguing that it was a crime of complicity across Europe. In this episode, Simon explains to David Musgrove what it was like to visit the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau for the first time, and how deep-rooted prejudice was weaponised to turn people against their Jewish neighbours before the Nazis put their genocidal plans in place. The HistoryExtra podcast is...2025-04-0744 min
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/803885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Mike Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 12, 2024 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Simon Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama recreates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He...2024-11-1230 min
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/803885to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Mike Cooper
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 20 hours 46 minutes
Release date: November 12, 2024
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
Simon Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama recreates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells...2024-11-128h 46
Life and Art from FT WeekendHistorian Simon Schama wants to make truth sexy againHistorian Sir Simon Schama is one of the most influential public intellectuals of our time. So when he replied to our invitation to come on the show ahead of the US presidential election by saying he wanted to talk about “the unprecedented collapse of truth”, we immediately said yes. It’s been a disorienting presidential campaign. For many Americans, it’s hard to understand how statements which are so clearly untrue – such as the government controls the weather, and sent hurricanes to Republican-leaning states – are working on voters. On today’s show, Simon tells us why the current state of misinformat...2024-10-2827 min
Enjoy The Spellbinding Full Audiobook Now, Book-Lovers!Citizens by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/27393to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Citizens
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Frederick Davidson
Format: mp3
Length: 36 hrs and 48 mins
Release date: 01-06-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 6 ratings
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court. He argues instead that the revolution was born of a rift among the elite over the speed of progress...2024-01-0612h 48
FT News BriefingCulture chat: ‘Napoleon’ with historian Simon SchamaHistorian Sir Simon Schama and FT deputy arts editor and film expert Raph Abraham join Lilah to discuss the historical epic ‘Napoleon’. Ridley Scott’s new two-and-a-half-hour-long film stars Joaquin Phoenix, and documents a lot: Napoleon’s rise and fall, some of his most famous battles, and his relationship with his wife, Josephine. But how well does it represent his character? We discuss what the film got right and wrong (historically and dramatically), why Napoleon continues to loom so large in culture, and whether historical epics still satisfy us.-------We are still collecting your cultural...2023-12-2726 minLife and Art from FT WeekendCulture chat: ‘Napoleon’ with Simon SchamaHistorian Sir Simon Schama and FT deputy arts editor and film expert Raph Abraham join Lilah to discuss the historical epic ‘Napoleon’. Ridley Scott’s new two-and-a-half-hour-long film stars Joaquin Phoenix, and documents a lot: Napoleon’s rise and fall, some of his most famous battles, and his relationship with his wife, Josephine. But how well does it represent his character? We discuss what the film got right and wrong (historically and dramatically), why Napoleon continues to loom so large in culture, and whether historical epics still satisfy us.-------We are still collecting your cultural...2023-12-0925 min
Intelligence SquaredSimon Schama on Pandemics and the Health of Nations, Part TwoThis is the second instalment a two-part discussion. Bestselling author, historian and broadcaster Simon Schama discusses Foreign Bodies, his new epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity of science. Produced in partnership with the British Library, the talk looks at how the narrative of cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring, is one we have seen before in the past as well as during the Covid-19 pandemic. Joining Schama in conversation is our host, Kavita Puri, the award-winning journalist, broadcaster and...2023-10-2350 minIntelligence SquaredSimon Schama on Pandemics and the Health of Nations, Part OneFor this first episode of a two-part discussion, bestselling author, historian and broadcaster Simon Schama discusses Foreign Bodies, his new epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity of science. Produced in partnership with the British Library, the talk looks at how the narrative of cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring, is one we have seen before in the past as well as during the Covid-19 pandemic. Joining Schama in conversation is our host, Kavita Puri, the award-winning journalist, broadcaster and...2023-10-2244 min
Free Library PodcastSimon Schama | Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of NationsPine Tree Foundation Endowed Lecture
In conversation with Maiken Scott
''A historian of prodigious and varied gifts'' (San Francisco Chronicle), Simon Schama is the author of 20 books, including The Embarrassment of Riches; Scribble, Scribble, Scribble; and the National Book Critics Circle Award winner Rough Crossings, an account of the enslaved people who escaped to fight for the British during the American Revolutionary War. A professor of art history and history at Columbia University, he has written and presented more than 40 documentaries for the BBC, PBS, and The History Channel, including the seminal 15-part series A History of Britain, the Emmy-winning...2023-09-2254 min
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Title: Foreign Bodies
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: mp3
Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
Release date: 09-19-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 22 ratings
Genres: Sociology
Publisher's Summary:
Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity of science, it has happened before.2023-09-194h 15
Absorb A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Must-Listen.Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/651146to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 16 hours 15 minutes
Release date: September 19, 2023
Genres: Biology & Chemistry
Publisher's Summary:
A vibrant cultural history investigating pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror...2023-09-194h 15
Get Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldForeign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/651146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Simon Schama Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: A vibrant cultural history investigating pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror...2023-09-1905 minGet Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldForeign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/651146to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 16 hours 15 minutes
Release date: September 19, 2023
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
A vibrant cultural history investigating pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of...2023-09-194h 15Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Biology & ChemistryForeign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/651146to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 16 hours 15 minutes
Release date: September 19, 2023
Genres: Biology & Chemistry
Publisher's Summary:
A vibrant cultural history investigating pandemics and vaccines, by bestselling author and historian Simon Schama Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror...2023-09-194h 15
Ruthie's Table 4Ruthie's Table 4: Simon SchamaAuthor of books on Art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, French history, and now Foreign Bodies explores medical history - Simon Schama is one of the broadest and most influential historians of our time. His television series - ‘Civilisation’ ‘ The Story of the Jews’ and ‘The Power of Art’ have reached millions of viewers. The world knows this about Simon Schama, but I know something else - Simon is passionate about food, obsessed with the quality of ingredients, an excellent cook who thinks nothing better than preparing a meal for his family. What a man. Please rat...2023-07-2537 min
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Title: [Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Germán Gijón
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 37 hours 57 minutes
Release date: June 8, 2023
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
¿Fue la libertad la causa o el producto de la Revolución francesa? La mejor crónica sobre uno de los periodos estelares de la humanidad. Ciudadanos no es la versión trillada de un régimen muriendo de enfermedad y decrepitud, sino el reflejo de la transformación que cambió la historia de Europa para siempre: el paso de...2023-06-081h 57Grab Your Day With A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook.[Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691061to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Germán Gijón
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 37 hours 57 minutes
Release date: June 8, 2023
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
¿Fue la libertad la causa o el producto de la Revolución francesa? La mejor crónica sobre uno de los periodos estelares de la humanidad. Ciudadanos no es la versión trillada de un régimen muriendo de enfermedad y decrepitud, sino el reflejo de la transformación que cambió la historia de Europa para siempre: el paso de...2023-06-081h 57
Download Latest Full Audiobooks in History, World[Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Germán Gijón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 8, 2023 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: ¿Fue la libertad la causa o el producto de la Revolución francesa? La mejor crónica sobre uno de los periodos estelares de la humanidad. Ciudadanos no es la versión trillada de un régimen muriendo de enfermedad y decrepitud, sino el reflejo de la transformación que cambió la historia de Europa para siempre: el...2023-06-0805 minDownload Latest Full Audiobooks in History, World[Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691061to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Germán Gijón
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 37 hours 57 minutes
Release date: June 8, 2023
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
¿Fue la libertad la causa o el producto de la Revolución francesa? La mejor crónica sobre uno de los periodos estelares de la humanidad. Ciudadanos no es la versión trillada de un régimen muriendo de enfermedad y decrepitud, sino el reflejo de la transformación que cambió la historia de Europa para siempre: el paso de...2023-06-081h 57
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in History, Europe[Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Germán Gijón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 8, 2023 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ¿Fue la libertad la causa o el producto de la Revolución francesa? La mejor crónica sobre uno de los periodos estelares de la humanidad. Ciudadanos no es la versión trillada de un régimen muriendo de enfermedad y decrepitud, sino el reflejo de la transformación que cambió la historia de Europa para siempre: el...2023-06-0805 min
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in History, Military[Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/691061 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Ciudadanos: Una crónica de la Revolución francesa Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Germán Gijón Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 37 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 8, 2023 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: ¿Fue la libertad la causa o el producto de la Revolución francesa? La mejor crónica sobre uno de los periodos estelares de la humanidad. Ciudadanos no es la versión trillada de un régimen muriendo de enfermedad y decrepitud, sino el reflejo de la transformación que cambió la historia de Europa para siempre: el...2023-06-0805 minHistory Extra podcastSimon Schama on how inoculation changed the worldAs the recent past will attest, the discovery of vaccines can not only save lives, but also change the course of human history. Speaking with Matt Elton, Simon Schama explores the story of inoculation, charting the individuals and organisations who played a pivotal role in its use against deadly diseases including plague, smallpox and cholera.(Ad) Simon Schama is the author of Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations (Simon & Schuster, 2023). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2...2023-05-2953 min
Ignite This Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568510to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 16 hours 14 minutes
Release date: May 25, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
‘This splendid and often moving work of history… Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly amusing asides’ Daily Telegraph ‘Superb’ Observer ‘Extraordinary… A meticulous retelling of a terrible yet scientifically innovative period… Makes an urgent case for building a better future on our toxic past’ Guardian ‘T...2023-05-254h 14Get Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldForeign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568510to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 16 hours 14 minutes
Release date: May 25, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
‘This splendid and often moving work of history… Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly amusing asides’ Daily Telegraph ‘Superb’ Observer ‘Extraordinary… A meticulous retelling of a terrible yet scientifically innovative period… Makes an urgent case for building a better future on our toxic past’ Guardian ‘T...2023-05-254h 14
Get Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldForeign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568510 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Simon Schama Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: ‘This splendid and often moving work of history… Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly amusing asides’ Daily Telegraph ‘Superb’ Observer ‘Extraordinary… A meticulous retelling of a terrible yet scientifically innovative period… Makes an urgent case for building a better future on our toxic past’ Guardian...2023-05-2503 min
20 Questions With20 Questions With Sir Simon SchamaSir Simon Schama is one of Britain's most famous historians. He is both a heavyweight academic and a teller of history who can communicate to millions on BBC television with his energetic and engaging style. Born into the rubble of the closing stages of the Second World War, Schama has himself lived through the struggle for freedom that gripped the second half of the 20th century. As battles that once seemed won now resurface, his new series, 'The History of Now', is a deeply personal account of the challenges that continue to face humanity. In this episode of 20 Questions...2022-12-2343 min20 Questions With20 Questions With Sir Simon SchamaSir Simon Schama is one of Britain's most famous historians. He is both a heavyweight academic and a teller of history who can communicate to millions on BBC television with his energetic and engaging style. Born into the rubble of the closing stages of the Second World War, Schama has himself lived through the struggle for freedom that gripped the second half of the 20th century. As battles that once seemed won now resurface, his new series, 'The History of Now', is a deeply personal account of the challenges that continue to face humanity. In this episode of 20 Questions...2022-12-2343 min
FT News BriefingFT Weekend: Tina Brown and Simon Schama on the royal familyThis weekend, we're marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a spirited discussion on what’s next for the Windsors. Tina Brown, author The Palace Papers, speaks with historian Simon Schama and HTSI editor Jo Ellison about the state of the royal family. As Britain celebrates 70 years of Elizabeth II on the crown, what will the royal family look like over the next decade? We bring you this conversation from the recent US FT Weekend festival stage.--------------Want to say hi? We love hearing from you. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twit...2022-06-0426 min
Life and Art from FT WeekendTina Brown and Simon Schama on the royal familyThis weekend, we're marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a spirited discussion on what’s next for the Windsors. Tina Brown, author The Palace Papers, speaks with historian Simon Schama and HTSI editor Jo Ellison about the state of the royal family. As Britain celebrates 70 years of Elizabeth II on the crown, what will the royal family look like over the next decade? We bring you this conversation from the recent US FT Weekend festival stage.--------------Want to say hi? We love hearing from you. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twit...2022-06-0425 min
We Are HabsSir Simon Schama - The life and times of Sir Simon at Habs and his life beyondElliott Gotkine (OH 1994) host of the opening season of 'We Are Habs' is joined by Sir Simon Schama (OH 1962). In this episode you can find Sir Simon sharing his memories of being educated at Habs and how it informed his love of learning leading to his world renowned career as an author, historian and academic. 2022-02-041h 01
5x15The world in 2021 - Simon SchamaWhat lessons does the past hold for our future? Join Britain’s pre-eminent public historian to explore his thoughts on the pandemic, the Biden presidency, the future of populism and more.
The events of 2020 have upturned the order of the world, and the medical, economic and political crises we face will not fade quietly as the new year begins.
Though so much of the present moment feels strange and unprecedented, there is wisdom in heeding to George Santayana’s famous proverb that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.
To help ensure that we do not fall...2021-01-121h 03
5x15The world in 2021 - Simon SchamaWhat lessons does the past hold for our future? Join Britain’s pre-eminent public historian to explore his thoughts on the pandemic, the Biden presidency, the future of populism and more.The events of 2020 have upturned the order of the world, and the medical, economic and political crises we face will not fade quietly as the new year begins.Though so much of the present moment feels strange and unprecedented, there is wisdom in heeding to George Santayana’s famous proverb that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.To help ensure that we do not fall...2021-01-121h 03
How To Academy PodcastSimon Schama – The World in 2021The events of 2020 have upturned the order of the world, and the medical, economic and political crises we face will not fade quietly as the new year begins. Though so much of the present moment feels strange and unprecedented, there is wisdom in heeding to George Santayana’s famous proverb that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it. To help ensure that we do not fall foul of the prophecy, Simon Schama joined How To Academy to share his insights into the past and near future. A natural storyteller with a deep grasp of human ps...2021-01-111h 02
Books and Ideas at MontaltoSimon SchamaSimon Schama is a familiar figure on the BBC as well as a professor at Columbia University, and he’s produced multi-volume histories of Britain, documentaries with momentous names like The American Future and a TV series called Simon Schama’s Power of Art. He's a heavyweight scholar, best known for in-depth works on French history, Jewish history, art history and Dutch history. But he’s also a writer of great versatility who has concerned himself – through his columns for the New Yorker and the Financial Times – with a dizzying array of topics, from poetry and baseball to Tom Waits and ice-crea...2020-01-1000 min
The Soundtrack to Your Imagination with Free AudiobookWordy Audiobook by Simon SchamaListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 369651
Title: Wordy
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Gareth Armstrong, Simon Schama
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13:35:41
Language: English
Release date: 07-25-19
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK
Genres: History, World
Summary:
‘Wordy is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall for memory pieces. And informing everything a rich sense of the human comedy and the ways it...2019-07-251h 35
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Title: Wordy
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama, Gareth Armstrong
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 35 minutes
Release date: July 25, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
‘Wordy is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall for memory pieces. And informing everything a rich sense of the human co...2019-07-251h 35Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in History, WorldWordy by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369651to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Wordy
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama, Gareth Armstrong
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 35 minutes
Release date: July 25, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
‘Wordy is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall for memory pieces. And informing everything a rich sense of the human co...2019-07-251h 35
Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in History, WorldWordy by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wordy Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Simon Schama, Gareth Armstrong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 25, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: ‘Wordy is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall for memory pieces. And informing everything a rich sense of the hu...2019-07-2503 minLife and Art from FT WeekendOur big summer books episode 2019. Plus Simon Schama on WordinessOur big summer books episode! Plus, Simon SchamaLooking for a book that will give you an existential crisis on holiday? Gris and Lilah talk with Innovation Editor John Thornhill about what this summer’s best tech books say about our cultural psyche. (John sees a future in which a machine can write about its experience being a machine.) Plus, a conversation with resident genius Simon Schama, who defends the value of wordy writingListen, subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...2019-06-2838 min
Arts & IdeasSimon Schama, Siri Hustvedt, Catherine Fletcher at Hay.How does writing about art help us embrace a new way of seeing the work ? Rana Mitter is joined at the Hay Festival by the novelist and art essayist Siri Hustvedt , the writer and broadcaster Simon Schama and, marking the 500th anniversary of the Italian Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci, the Radio 3/AHRC New Generation Thinker and historian of Renaissance and early modern Europe Catherine Fletcher. Siri Hustvedt’s books include her novels What I Loved, The Summer without Men and The Blazing World and her essays on paintings, Mysteries of the Rectangle and Living, Thinking, Looking.
Si...2019-05-3045 min
The Book Club ReviewSimon Schama interviewA special episode with historian, academic, documentary maker, journalist, cultural polymath and keen fiction reader Simon Schama. Listen in to find out what sends him to sleep happy, how his reading informs his writing, his favourite bookstores, his views on the pleasure of imperfect books, and best of all a ton of book suggestions and a brilliant book club recommendation just for us. Books by Simon Schama include: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution The Embarrassment Of Riches: An Interpretation Of Dutch Culture In The...2019-02-0516 min
How I Got ThereEpisode 4: Simon SchamaThis time on How I Got There Matt welcomes Sir Simon Schama (CBE) into the studio. From nation-building and revolution to the power of art and human memory, Simon has authored eighteen books which have been translated into sixteen languages. He’s a prolific writer, art sleuth, travel journalist, political pundit and university professor, who's summed up life using these six words: “recklessness undeservedly rewarded by good fortune”. Together Matt and Simon discuss the influence of Dickens and Shakespeare, his formidable mother: “she used to stick me in a basket and put me on the door steps on one of the neig...2018-11-1500 minLife and Art from FT WeekendSimon Schama on satire in the age of TrumpAs the US President descends on Britain — and a great big inflatable baby blimp Trump floats above Westminster — we ask Simon Schama whether this is a good time for political comedy, how satire has adapted to Donald Trump and whether it can really change anything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-07-1321 minLife and Art from FT WeekendSimon Schama on Civilisations. Plus: artist Eddie PeakeArt historian Simon Schama on why he's updating Kenneth Clark's landmark TV series from 1969 and what 'civilisation' means today. Plus: we visit provocative artist Eddie Peake's new exhibition at White Cube and chat to him about nudity, desperation and the changing face of London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-02-2444 min
Audiobook in Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & PanelsSimon Schama by Robin Morgan | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Simon Schama
Author: Robin Morgan
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: Original Recording
Length: 14 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-27-17
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels
Summary:
Renowned author, journalist, presenter and art historian Simon Schama talks to Audible about the release of the next instalment in the Jewish history collection, Belonging: The Story of the Jews: When Words Fail (1942-Present Day).
Following the success of the first volume, Audible talks to Simon about the next few centuries of Jewish life, his multiaward-winning career and his hopes for...2017-10-2714 min
VINTAGE BOOKSSimon Schama and the story of the JewsThe Jewish story is a history that is about, and for, all of us. Alex Clark speaks to Simon Schama about his new book Belonging, shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize.Read an extract from the book: http://po.st/f9IgdlFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletterSimon Schama - BelongingSelected as a Book of the Year 2017 by the Daily Telegraph, Mail...2017-10-1921 min
Discover Best Sellers Audiobooks in History, WorldBelonging Audiobook by Simon SchamaListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Belonging
Subtitle: The Story of the Jews: When Words Fail (1492 - 1900)
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Saul Reichlin
Format: Unabridged
Length: 36 hrs and 29 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-12-17
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: History, World
Publisher's Summary:
Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize.
Belonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy, character and colour. It spans centuries and continents; from the Jews' expulsion from Spain in 1492, it navigates miracles and massacres, wandering, discrimination, harmony and tolerance, to the brink of the 20th century and...2017-10-1312h 29
The Book ReviewSimon Schama's 'The Face of Britain'Simon Schama talks about “The Face of Britain: A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits,” and Robert Gottlieb discusses “Avid Reader.”
Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.2016-09-2347 min
Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and CambridgeSimon Schama on Public HistoryWhat does hip hop have in common with Herodotus? In this lecture celebrated historian Simon Schama explores the tradition of public history drawing on Walter Scott, Thomas Carlyle, Winston Churchill and Lin-Manuel Miranda. http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/humdiv/humanitas/2016-05-01-humdiv-torch-schama-past-publics-2.mp4
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Title: The Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Roy McMillan, Simon Schama
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Length: 14 hours 23 minutes
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Genres: Arts & Entertainment
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Face of Britain by Simon Schma, read by Simon Schama and Roy McMillian. Churchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a naked John Lennon five hours before his death. Simon Schama has written a tour de...2015-09-162h 23
Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentThe Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/243097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Roy McMillan, Simon Schama Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 16, 2015 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Face of Britain by Simon Schma, read by Simon Schama and Roy McMillian. Churchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a naked John Lennon five hours before his death. Simon Schama has written a tour...2015-09-1605 min
Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeThe Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/243097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Roy McMillan, Simon Schama Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 23 minutes Release date: September 16, 2015 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Face of Britain by Simon Schma, read by Simon Schama and Roy McMillian. Churchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a naked John Lennon five hours before his death. Simon Schama has written a tour de...2015-09-1605 minDownload Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeThe Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/243097to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits
Author: Simon Schama
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 23 minutes
Release date: September 16, 2015
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Face of Britain by Simon Schma, read by Simon Schama and Roy McMillian. Churchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a naked John Lennon five hours before his death. Simon Schama has written a tour de force...2015-09-162h 23
Get Full Audiobook in History, WorldRough Crossings by Simon Schama | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Rough Crossings
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Joseph Paterson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-01-15
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: History, World
Summary:
Rough Crossings is the astonishing story of the struggle to freedom by thousands of African American slaves who fled the plantations to fight behind British lines in the American War of Independence.
With gripping, powerfully vivid storytelling, Simon Schama follows the escaped blacks into the fires of the war and into freezing, inhospitable Nova Scotia, where many who had served the Crown...2015-09-014h 14
Poems That Make Grown Men CrySimon Schama: Lullaby by W. H. AudenAnthony Holden and Ben Holden introduce a selection of poems that haunt a host of eminent men, from their new anthology in association with Amnesty International; they explain why, in words as moving as the poems themselves. With Melvyn Bragg, Richard Dawkins, Richard Eyre, Mike Leigh, Simon McBurney, Ian McEwan, Ben Okri, Simon Russell Beale and Simon Schama, and Kate Allen (Amnesty International UK).2014-05-1602 min
Front Row: Archive 2013Simon Schama, Big Data art, Night of the DemonWith Kirsty LangHistorian Simon Schama discusses the challenge of bringing his latest project The Story of the Jews to television, the importance of story-telling to the Jewish experience, and how his former professor inspired him to focus on bringing history to popular audiences.The vast and ever-growing amount of information now stored on computer servers around the world has become a ready source of inspiration for artists. With an estimated 90 per cent of the world's data having been created in the last two years, there is plenty to call on. Artists Stanza and R...2013-08-2928 min
Get Audiobook in History, EuropeanA History of Britain: Volume 2 by Simon Schama | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: A History of Britain: Volume 2
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Stephen Thorne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-07-12
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: History, European
Summary:
Timothy West reads the second volume of Simon Schama's compelling chronicle of the British Isles.
The British wars began on the morning of 23 July 1637, heralding 200 years of battles. Most were driven by religious or political conviction, as Republicans and Royalists, Catholics and Protestants, Tories and Whigs, and colonialists and natives vied for supremacy. Of the battles not fought on...2012-09-088h 41
Get Audiobook in History, EuropeanA History of Britain: Volume 1 by Simon Schama | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: A History of Britain: Volume 1
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Stephen Thorne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-06-12
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: History, European
Summary:
The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000 BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. To look back at the past is to understand the present. In this vivid account of over 4,000 years of British history, Simon Schama takes us on an epic journey which encompasses the very beginnings of the nation's identity, when the first settlers...2012-09-063h 47
Get Audiobook in History, EuropeanCitizens by Simon Schama | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Citizens
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Frederick Davidson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 36 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-15-12
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Genres: History, European
Summary:
From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court. He argues instead that the revolution was born of a rift among the elite over the speed of...2012-05-1512h 48Listen and Let the Story Unfold With Full AudiobookCitizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution Audiobook by Simon SchamaListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 127574
Title: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Frederick Davidson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 36:48:27
Language: English
Release date: 05-02-12
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Genres: History, Europe
Summary:
From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court. He argues instead that the revolution was born of a rift among the elite...2012-05-0312h 48
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Title: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Frederick Davidson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 36 hours 48 minutes
Release date: May 2, 2012
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court. He argues instead that the revolution was born...2012-05-0212h 48Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeCitizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127574to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Frederick Davidson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 36 hours 48 minutes
Release date: May 2, 2012
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court. He argues instead that the revolution was born...2012-05-0212h 48
Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeCitizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/127574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 2, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court. He argues instead that the revolution was...2012-05-0203 min
How to Get Audiobook in Radio & TV, Great InterviewsThe Bob Edwards Show, Rob Ruck, Simon Schama and M. T. Anderson, February 27, 2012 by Bob Edwards | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Bob Edwards Show, Rob Ruck, Simon Schama and M. T. Anderson, February 27, 2012
Author: Bob Edwards
Narrator: Bob Edwards
Format: Original Recording
Length: 57 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-27-12
Publisher: XM Satellite Radio
Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews
Summary:
The number of African American baseball players in the major leagues has plummeted by two thirds since its peak in 1975. And while its increasingly difficult to find black players on the field, the opposite holds true for Latinos. They are playing the game in record numbers and represent a...2012-02-2857 min
Front Row: Archive 2011Simon Schama interviewedWith John Wilson. Historian Simon Schama has selected his pick of works from the Government Art Collection for an exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery. While hanging the exhibition, he reveals how his choices were inspired by the British romance with travelling. Dame Edna Everage, Ann Widdecombe and Vanilla Ice are all making their pantomime debuts this year. Danny Robins has seen all three and considers the qualities needed for panto success.A large crane has been lowering a new art project onto the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank...2011-12-1428 min
How to Get Audiobook in Radio & TV, Great InterviewsCharlie Rose: Lisa Randall and Simon Schama, September 16, 2011 by Charlie Rose | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Charlie Rose: Lisa Randall and Simon Schama, September 16, 2011
Author: Charlie Rose
Narrator: Charlie Rose
Format: Original Recording
Length: 55 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-16-11
Publisher: Charlie Rose Show
Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews
Summary:
A conversation with Lisa Randall, a professor of theoretical physics at Harvard University and a leading theoretical physicist and expert on particle physics, string theory and cosmology.
Next, a conversation with author, professor, television writer and presenter, Simon Schama. [Broadcast Date: September 16, 2011]
Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com2011-09-1655 min
TalksSimon Schama on The Beast in Contemporary ArtIf all figurative art approaches taxidermy in its crafty fixing of vitality, British contemporary artists have taken on board the conceit with striking compulsiveness. James T. Demetrion Lecture presents Simon Schama on The Beast in
Contemporary Art.2011-06-0100 min
How to Get Audiobook in Radio & TV, Great InterviewsCharlie Rose: Simon Schama, Jamie Oliver, and Gretchen Morgenson, April 14, 2011 by Charlie Rose | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Charlie Rose: Simon Schama, Jamie Oliver, and Gretchen Morgenson, April 14, 2011
Author: Charlie Rose
Narrator: Charlie Rose
Format: Original Recording
Length: 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-14-11
Publisher: Charlie Rose Show
Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews
Summary:
A conversation with Simon Schama, British author, professor, television writer and presenter. Next, Jamie Oliver discusses Food Revolution. And finally, a conversation with Gretchen Morgenson. [Broadcast Date: April 14, 2011]
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Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com2011-04-1454 min
How To Get Full Audiobook in Radio & TV, Great Interviews and Many MoreCharlie Rose: Simon Schama, Matt Frei, John F. Burns, Martin Wolf, and Anna Quindlen, May 7, 2010 Audiobook by Charlie RoseListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://audiobookspace.com/freeTitle: Charlie Rose: Simon Schama, Matt Frei, John F. Burns, Martin Wolf, and Anna Quindlen, May 7, 2010
Author: Charlie Rose
Narrator: Charlie Rose
Format: Original Recording
Length: 56 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-07-10
Publisher: Charlie Rose Show
Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews
Publisher's Summary:
A conversation about the British election results with Simon Schama, Matt Frei, John F. Burns, Martin Wolf and Timothy Garton Ash. Then, a conversation with author Anna Quindlen. [Broadcast Date: May 7, 2010]
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Contact me for a...2010-05-0756 min
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Author: Calvin Trillin, John Seabrook, Simon Schama
Narrator: Mark Moran
Format: Highlights
Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-05-10
Publisher: The New Yorker
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
In this issue:
COMMENT
"Three-Way Race", by Simon Schama: The British elections could end two-party dominance in the United Kingdom.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
"Hef's Peak", by Dana Goodyear: Hugh Hefner saves the Hollywood sign.
"Make My Day", by Tad Friend: Vigilante films have to...2010-05-051h 49Biggest Website For Full Audiobooks in Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture and Many MoreThe New Yorker, May 10th, 2010 (Calvin Trillin, John Seabrook, Simon Schama) Audiobook by Calvin Trillin, John Seabrook, Simon SchamaListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://audiobookspace.com/freeTitle: The New Yorker, May 10th, 2010 (Calvin Trillin, John Seabrook, Simon Schama)
Author: Calvin Trillin, John Seabrook, Simon Schama
Narrator: Mark Moran
Format: Highlights
Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-05-10
Publisher: The New Yorker
Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 5 votes
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
In this issue:
COMMENT
"Three-Way Race", by Simon Schama: The British elections could end two-party dominance in the United Kingdom.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
"Hef's Peak", by Dana Goodyear: Hugh Hefner saves the Hollywood sign.
"Make...2010-05-051h 49
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Release date: May 19, 2009
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
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“With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny….A book of beautiful writing, peppered with wisecracks, slashed with rapier thrusts.” —Philadelphia Inquirer A De Tocqueville for the 21st century, Simon Schama, NBCC Award winning author of Rough Crossings offers an essential, historical, long view analysis of the Americ...2009-05-193h 58Embark On Into A Thought-Provoking Full Audiobook Before Bedtime.The American Future by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58215to listen full audiobooks.
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Release date: May 19, 2009
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: The Americas
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“With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny….A book of beautiful writing, peppered with wisecracks, slashed with rapier thrusts.” —Philadelphia Inquirer A De Tocqueville for the 21st century, Simon Schama, NBCC Award winning author of Rough Crossings offers an essential, historical, long view analysis of the American character...2009-05-193h 58
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasThe American Future by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The American Future Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Rupert Degas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny….A book of beautiful writing, peppered with wisecracks, slashed with rapier thrusts.” —Philadelphia Inquirer A De Tocqueville for the 21st century, Simon Schama, NBCC Award winning author of Rough Crossings offers an essential, historical, long view analysis of the American c...2009-05-1905 min
Discover Free Audiobook in History, AmericanThe American Future by Simon Schama | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The American Future
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Format: Unabridged
Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-19-09
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: History, 21st Century
Summary:
It's not business as usual. Cultural hostilities more irreconcilable than any since the Civil War have divided America in two. In November 2008, the American people elected a new president, feeling more anxious about the future of the nation than at any time since Watergate. Our omnipotent military, the cornucopia of material comforts available, the security of our borders, and the global...2009-05-193h 58Listen to the Stories That Inspire You With Full AudiobookAmerican Future Audiobook by Simon SchamaListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 58215
Title: American Future
Author: Simon Schama
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Length: 15:58:38
Language: English
Release date: 05-19-09
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: History, Politics, North America, Political Ideologies
Summary:
With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny.A book of beautiful writing, peppered with wisecracks, slashed with rapier thrusts. Philadelphia Inquirer
A De Tocqueville for the 21st century, Simon Schama, NBCC Award winning author of Rough Crossings offers an essential, historical, long view analysis of the American ch...2009-05-193h 58
Best Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe American Future by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The American Future Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Rupert Degas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 19, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: “With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny….A book of beautiful writing, peppered with wisecracks, slashed with rapier thrusts.” —Philadelphia Inquirer A De Tocqueville for the 21st century, Simon Schama, NBCC Award winning author of Rough Crossings offers an essential, historical, long view analysis of the Ame...2009-05-1905 minListen to Best Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe American Future by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58215to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The American Future
Author: Simon Schama
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Release date: May 19, 2009
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“With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny….A book of beautiful writing, peppered with wisecracks, slashed with rapier thrusts.” —Philadelphia Inquirer A De Tocqueville for the 21st century, Simon Schama, NBCC Award winning author of Rough Crossings offers an essential, historical, long view analysis of the Americ...2009-05-193h 58
Bill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBSSimon Schama Part 1Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who spent months traveling across America in the run-up to an historic election to discover what events in our nation's past can tell us about how we live today and what's in store for the future.2009-01-1618 minBill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBSSimon Schama Part 2Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who spent months traveling across America in the run-up to an historic election to discover what events in our nation's past can tell us about how we live today and what's in store for the future.2009-01-1618 minBill Moyers Journal (Audio) | PBSSimon SchamaBill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who spent months traveling across America in the run-up to an historic election to discover what events in our nation's past can tell us about how we live today and what's in store for the future. Then, find out more about the Born Again American film and project - and get back to basics by reviewing America's founding documents. And, Bill Moyers responds to viewer feedback about Gaza.2009-01-1600 min
Discover Full Audiobook in History, AmericanRough Crossings by Simon Schama | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Rough Crossings
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: Abridged
Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-18-06
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: History, American
Summary:
National Book Critics Circle, Nonfiction, 2007
Rough Crossings turns on a single huge question: if you were black in America at the start of the Revolutionary War, who would you want to win?
Tens of thousands gave their answer, voting with their feet for Britain and King George. In response to a declaration by the last governor of Virginia that any rebel-owned slave who...2006-04-1811h 51Listen to Top 100 Audiobooks in History, AmericanRough Crossings Audiobook by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: Rough Crossings
Subtitle: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: Abridged
Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-18-06
Publisher: HarperAudio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 85 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
National Book Critics Circle, Nonfiction, 2007
Rough Crossings turns on a single huge question: if you were black in America at the start of the Revolutionary War, who would you want to win?
Tens of thousands gave their answer, voting with their feet for Britain and...2006-04-1811h 51Listen to Top 100 Audiobooks in History, AmericanRough Crossings Audiobook by Simon SchamaListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: Rough Crossings
Subtitle: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: Abridged
Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-18-06
Publisher: HarperAudio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 85 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
National Book Critics Circle, Nonfiction, 2007
Rough Crossings turns on a single huge question: if you were black in America at the start of the Revolutionary War, who would you want to win?
Tens of thousands gave their answer, voting with their feet for Britain and King George. In response...2006-04-1811h 51
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Title: Rough Crossings
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Simon Schama
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 04-18-06
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 133 ratings
Genres: Africa
Publisher's Summary:2006-04-1811h 47
Get Audiobook in History, EuropeanA History of Britain, Volume 1 by Simon Schama | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: A History of Britain, Volume 1
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Timothy West
Format: Abridged
Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-27-05
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: History, Ancient
Summary:
From the successes and failures of the monarchy to the daily life of a Roman soldier stationed on Hadrian's Wall, Schama gives a vivid, fascinating account of the many different stories and struggles that lie behind the growth of our island nation.
Simon Schama's hugely successful BBC2 series has shown him to be one of the most original and...2005-04-278h 02
Get Full Audiobook in History, WorldA History of Britain, Volume 2 by Simon Schama | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: A History of Britain, Volume 2
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Timothy West
Format: Abridged
Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-27-05
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: History, World
Summary:
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. An informative and entertaining mixture of anecdote and analysis, Schama's work offers a real insight into what it is to be British.
This is Volume 2 of...2005-04-2710h 53
Unlock: This Unforgettable Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals.A History Of Britain: Volume 3 - The Fate of Empire 1776-2000 by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41321to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A History Of Britain: Volume 3 - The Fate of Empire 1776-2000
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Timothy West
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes
Release date: December 1, 2004
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
Award-winning historian Simon Schama concludes his monumental three-volume history of Britain. Here he illuminates the period from 1776 to 2000 through a variety of historical themes, including Victorian advances in technology and industry, women’s increasing role in society, and the burgeoning British Empire which promised civilisation and material betterment for all. This volume also lo...2004-12-0110h 57
Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeA History Of Britain: Volume 1: At The Edge Of The World? 3000BC - AD 1603 by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41319to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A History Of Britain: Volume 1: At The Edge Of The World? 3000BC - AD 1603
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Timothy West
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Release date: December 1, 2004
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
To look back at the past is to understand the present. In this vivid account of over 4,000 years of British history Simon Schama takes us on an epic journey which encompasses the very beginnings of the nation’s identity, when the first settlers landed on Or...2004-12-017h 58
Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeA History Of Britain: Volume 2 - The British Wars 1603-1776 by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41320 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History Of Britain: Volume 2 - The British Wars 1603-1776 Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Timothy West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 52 minutes Release date: December 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Timothy West reads the second volume of Simon Schama’s compelling chronicle of the British Isles. The British wars began on the morning of 23 July 1637, heralding two hundred years of battles waged within and away from our isles. Most would be driven by religious or political conviction, as Re...2004-12-0103 min
Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeA History Of Britain: Volume 3 - The Fate of Empire 1776-2000 by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History Of Britain: Volume 3 - The Fate of Empire 1776-2000 Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Timothy West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: December 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Award-winning historian Simon Schama concludes his monumental three-volume history of Britain. Here he illuminates the period from 1776 to 2000 through a variety of historical themes, including Victorian advances in technology and industry, women’s increasing role in society, and the burgeoning British Empire which promised civilisation and material betterment for all. This volume al...2004-12-0103 min
Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeA History Of Britain: Volume 1: At The Edge Of The World? 3000BC - AD 1603 by Simon SchamaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History Of Britain: Volume 1: At The Edge Of The World? 3000BC - AD 1603 Author: Simon Schama Narrator: Timothy West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 1, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: To look back at the past is to understand the present. In this vivid account of over 4,000 years of British history Simon Schama takes us on an epic journey which encompasses the very beginnings of the nation’s identity, when the first settlers landed on...2004-12-0103 min
Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeA History Of Britain: Volume 2 - The British Wars 1603-1776 by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41320to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A History Of Britain: Volume 2 - The British Wars 1603-1776
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Timothy West
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
Release date: December 1, 2004
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
Timothy West reads the second volume of Simon Schama’s compelling chronicle of the British Isles. The British wars began on the morning of 23 July 1637, heralding two hundred years of battles waged within and away from our isles. Most would be driven by religious or political conviction, as Republicans an...2004-12-0110h 52Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeA History Of Britain: Volume 3 - The Fate of Empire 1776-2000 by Simon SchamaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41321to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A History Of Britain: Volume 3 - The Fate of Empire 1776-2000
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Timothy West
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes
Release date: December 1, 2004
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
Award-winning historian Simon Schama concludes his monumental three-volume history of Britain. Here he illuminates the period from 1776 to 2000 through a variety of historical themes, including Victorian advances in technology and industry, women’s increasing role in society, and the burgeoning British Empire which promised civilisation and material betterment for all. This volume also lo...2004-12-0110h 57
Get Free Audiobook in History, WorldA History of Britain by Simon Schama | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: A History of Britain
Author: Simon Schama
Narrator: Timothy West
Format: Abridged
Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-13-03
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Genres: History, Military
Summary:
The Fate of Empire is a compelling epic made more so by lively storytelling and bold character. But alongside flamboyant heroes, Schama recalls unsung heroines, like the Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole, and virtually unknown enemies like Indian Islamic Jihadi warrior Ahmadullah. And with the grand ideas, Schama also exposes the grand illusions that cost untold lives, as when India's...2003-06-1410h 58
Desert Island Discs: Archive 2000-2005Simon SchamaSue Lawley's castaway this week is the historian Simon Schama. Books such as The Embarrassment of Riches, Landscape and Memory and Citizens have won Simon Schama countless awards and critical acclaim, and he takes a break from his latest project - the BBC television series A History of Britain - to choose eight records for his desert island.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Symphony No. 9 in C Major 'Great' by Franz Schubert
Book: The Leopard by Giuseppe di Lampedusa
Luxury: Bethsheba by Rembrandt2001-09-0235 min