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SOAMES: Famous People in History, II




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There is a need for accessible short biographies of key people for younger listeners. Following the success of Famous People, Volume I, Nicolas Soames...

Disc 1


    Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  1. Alexander, Bucephalus And The Macedonian Army - 2:05
  2. Alexander's Early History - 5:32
  3. Alexander Becomes King Of Macedonia In 336 BC - 4:02
  4. Darius, The Persian King, And Alexander Finally Meet At The Battle Of Issus - 3:18
  5. Alexander, King Of Asia - 6:41


  6. Joan of Arc (1425-1431) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  7. Jeannette - A Poor French Peasent Girl - 2:17
  8. Jeanette Starts Hearing Voices And Seeing Visions - 4:03
  9. The Long Trip To Chinon To Meet The Dauphin Of France - 2:29
  10. Joan - La Pucelle - 4:29
  11. The Crowning Of The Dauphin At Rheims In 1429 - 1:22
  12. Captured By The Burgundians And Handed Over To The English - 4:48


  13. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  14. The Painter Of The Mona Lisa - 5:34
  15. Leonardo Was Born In Vinci, 1452 - 1:47
  16. In 1473, Admitted Into The Guild Of Painters In Florence - 5:14
  17. Back In Florence - And Then On The Move Again - 2:53
  18. Leonardo Meets The French King Francis I And Moves To France - 2:42


  19. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  20. Centrifugal Force - And The Fall Of An Apple - 3:30
  21. Newton Seemed An Ordinary Boy... - 3:32
  22. The Laws Of Motion, Mathematics And The Study Of Light - 2:26
  23. The Master Of The Mint - 2:43


  24. George Washington (1732-1799) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  25. The Most Famous Man In American History - 4:30
  26. Into An Ambush At Fort Duquesne - 3:30

Disc 2


    Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  1. Symphony No. 5, The Most Famous Theme In Classical Music - 1:56
  2. Beethoven Was Born In Bonn, Germay, 1770 - 3:30
  3. Beethoven Notices His Hearing Is Getting Weaker - 2:17
  4. A New Beginning - 4:56
  5. His Last Concert - 4:54


  6. Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  7. Rabies! - 5:42
  8. Louis Pasteur Was Born In 1822 - 1:04
  9. Pasteur's Study Of Microbes In Wine - 4:01
  10. Pasteur Studies Silk Worms - 3:36
  11. His Work Spreads - Lister And Antiseptic Methods - 1:45
  12. The Study Of Infectious Diseases - Anthrax And Chicken Cholera - 2:44
  13. Rabies Cured - 2:28


  14. Marie Curie (1867-1934) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  15. An Important Woman Scientist - 1:55
  16. Born Manya Sklodovska, In Poland In 1867 - 2:31
  17. Marie Sklodovska Arrives In Paris, 1891 - 1:59
  18. Marie Marries Pierre Curie - The Husband And Wife Team Begins - 3:48
  19. In 1903, They Were Jointly Awarded The Nobel Prize For Physics - 3:42


  20. George Washington (1732-1799) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  21. The Rebellion Against British Rule Begins - 2:29
  22. Victories And Defeats - The War Of Independence - 4:48
  23. The War Of Independence Is Won - 3:53


  24. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) (more info)
    Composed by: Nicolas Soames
    Daniel Philpott, reader
    Garrick Hagon, reader
    Laura Brattan, reader
    Produced by: Soames, Nicolas

  25. A Small, Thin Man With A Spinning Wheel - 1:22
  26. The 4 Castes - And The Untouchables - 3:00
  27. The Young Lawer Moves To South Africa - 2:42
  28. Gandhi Returns To India - 3:07
  29. Strife Between Hindus And Muslims - 4:08

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Product Details
 
Composer(s):
Soames, Nicolas

Artist(s):
Brattan, Laura; Hagon, Garrick; Philpott, Daniel

Label: Naxos Audio Books
UPC: 730099019729
Item Number: NA219712
Release Date: Mar 22, 2000