Repeat: A Warning from History

· Bolinda · Narrated by David Cowell
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3 hr 43 min
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Are we about to see history repeat? 'Do you ever stop and ask, ''Is it all going to happen again?"' – Siegfried Sassoon We live in an age that seems eerily familiar. A time of dictators, populists, organised lying, European wars, grabs for territory, ideological extremism and even antisemitism, a time when things are falling apart and the centre is struggling to hold. It has all happened before, in the 1920s and 1930s. History is sending us a warning, and unless we heed it, history will have its revenge as we repeat the disaster of the 1940s. The world needs to learn the lessons of these decades, and fast. Dennis Glover retells the story of the interwar years in a series of lessons drawn from unfolding events and the unheeded omens of those who spoke out but were ignored. An urgent, surprising and altogether persuasive listen, Repeat: A Warning from History will open your eyes.

About the author

Dennis Glover is an Australian writer and novelist. The son of factory workers, Dennis grew up in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Doveton before studying at Monash University and King’s College Cambridge where he was awarded a PhD in history. He has worked for two decades as an academic, newspaper columnist, policy adviser and speechwriter to Australia’s most senior political, business and community leaders. An often-outspoken political commentator, his books include An Economy is not a Society, The Art of Great Speeches and Orwell’s Australia.

David Cowell is an Australian stage and screen actor and producer who studied at The Australian Film & Television Academy (TAFTA) under John Orscik. Cowell is known for his roles in The Industry, Neighbours and Wog Boys Forever. In 2017 he started up Emerald Swan productions, where he is creating his own content and co-producing with others. Repeat: A Warning From History by Dennis Glover is his first audiobook narration.

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