History audiobooks

How to Be Queer

By: Sarah Nooter

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The idea of sexual fluidity may seem new, but it is at least as old as the ancient Greeks, who wrote about queer experiences with remarkable frankness, wit, and insight. How to Be Queer is an infatuating collection of these writings about desire, love, and lust between men, between women, and between humans and gods, in lucid and lively new... Read more

This Thread of Gold

By: Catherine Joy White

Narrated by: Catherine Joy White

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

“Beautiful… A gift to ourselves and to the world.”— Mikki Kendall, New York Times bestselling author of Hood Feminism

From gender adviser to the UN Catherine Joy White comes This Thread of Gold, a lyrical celebration of the history of Black women who challenged stereotypes through film, politics, activism, and beyond.

This immersive and... Read more

The Mighty Moo

By: Nathan Canestaro

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 13 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

THE MIGHTY MOO is the tale of how a scrappy little World War II aircraft carrier and its untested crew earned a distinguished combat record and beat incredible odds to earn 12 battle stars in the Pacific.

The USS Cowpens and her crew weren’t your typical heroes.  She was a flattop that the US Navy initially didn’t want, with a captain nearly... Read more

The Fall of Rome

By: Nick Holmes

Narrated by: Nigel Patterson

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A skilled storyteller, Holmes presents a riveting account of the wars, intrigues and personalities that contributed to Rome's decline, with entire chapters devoted to single battles.' Kirkus Reviews



Why did Rome Fall?



In this gripping retelling of one of the most momentous chapters in history, Nick Holmes presents a new interpretation of an old... Read more

A Word Is Not a Sparrow

By: various authors, Barry Abrams, Sholem Yankev Ab...

Narrated by: Barry Abrams, Andrea Emmes, Jennifer Jill Araya...

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Artists in Ukraine have lost their livelihoods. The Ukraine Audiobook Relief Project was launched to support artists in Ukraine whose lives are threatened because of war.It is a fundamental aspect of war to suppress story, language, and culture. Moved by this crisis of culture, members of PANA (the Professional Audiobook Narrators Association)... Read more

Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me

By: Wilfred Reilly

Narrated by: Mirron Willis

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A college professor debunks the myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula.In 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism Lies My Teacher Told Me, a left-leaning corrective that addressed much of what was sanitized and omitted from American history books.But in the decades that followed, false leftist narratives—as... Read more

Hip-Hop Is History

By: Questlove

Narrated by: Questlove

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Recorded at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City, the audiobook features narration and storytelling by Questlove, who expertly weaves together a rich sonic tapestry of hip-hop tales large and small, well-known and obscure. From hearing “Rapper’s Delight” for the first time in 1979 to directing and producing the 50th Anniversary... Read more

American Covenant

By: Yuval Levin

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A top conservative scholar reveals the Constitution’s remarkable power to repair our broken civic culture, rescue our malfunctioning politics, and unify a fractious America 

Common ground is hard to find in today’s politics. In a society teeming with irreconcilable political perspectives, many people have grown frustrated under a system of... Read more

Homewaters

By: David B. Williams

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Not far from Seattle skyscrapers live 150-year-old clams, more than 250 species of fish, and underwater kelp forests as complex as any terrestrial ecosystem. For millennia, vibrant Coast Salish communities have lived beside these waters dense with nutrient-rich foods, with cultures intertwined through exchanges across the waterways. Transformed... Read more

The Search for God and Guinness

By: Stephen Mansfield

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The history of Guinness, one of the world’s most famous brands, reveals the noble heights and generosity of a great family and an innovative business.It began in Ireland in the mid 1700s. The water in Ireland, indeed throughout Europe, was famously undrinkable, and the gin and whiskey that took its place devastated civil society. It was a... Read more

Empire of God

By: Robert Spencer

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 12 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Western civilization is generally regarded as the child of Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome. That is, in the West, our philosophical and political thought is derived from that of the ancient Greeks; our Christian religion comes from the Jewish religion, and both of these came to us via the Roman Empire.



Western society has other forefathers as well:... Read more

Origin Story

By: Howard Markel

Narrated by: Mike Cooper

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University's brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin's new treatise: fact or fiction?



Darwin claimed to have solved... Read more

Heart of American Darkness

By: Robert G. Parkinson

Narrated by: Shawn Compton

Length: 15 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

An acclaimed historian captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation.



We are divided over the history of the United States, and one of the central dividing lines is the frontier. Was it a site of heroism? Or was it where the full force of an all-powerful empire was brought to bear on... Read more

The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic

By: Manisha Sinha

Narrated by: Deepa Samuel

Length: 21 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking, expansive new account of Reconstruction that fundamentally alters our view of this formative period in American history.



In The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, acclaimed historian Manisha Sinha expands our view beyond the accepted temporal and spatial bounds of Reconstruction, which is customarily said to have... Read more

My Mameleh: A Memoir

By: Mariette Goldberg

Narrated by: Cherry McIntosh

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

It was late, dark and cold. The little band of travelers were huddled together on the bench of an old train hoping to escape the tightening Nazi noose. Suddenly, they heard the conductor’s loud voice, “Vos papiers, s'il vous plaît!” (Papers, please!). My mother’s identity card had been stamped not once, but twice with the word, “Juif.” She knew... Read more

A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]

By: Eric Foner

Narrated by: Paul Heitsch

Length: 12 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Newly UpdatedFrom the “preeminent historian of Reconstruction” (New York Times Book Review),a newly updated abridged edition of the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period which shaped modern America.“[A] smart book of enormous strengths.”--Boston Globe In this updated edition of the abridged Reconstruction, Eric Foner redefines... Read more

Lance Armstrong: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Lance Armstrong, amerikanische Radsportlegende und polarisierende Figur: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

Hitler and Poland

By: Norman Ridley

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Following the end of the First World War, Poland was wedged uncomfortably between the two dominant nations of Germany and the Soviet Union. Poland was obliged to plot and negotiate to try and prevent them from realizing their ambitions to eviscerate the country.



As well as bitter ethnic battles between Germany and Poland for the political control... Read more

The Age of Reconstruction

By: Don H. Doyle

Narrated by: Paul Brion

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

How Union victory in the American Civil War inspired democratic reforms, revolutions, and emancipation movements globally



In this international history of Reconstruction, Don Doyle chronicles the world events inspired by the Civil War. Between 1865 and 1870, France withdrew from Mexico, Russia sold Alaska to the US, and Britain proclaimed the new... Read more

Cocaine Cowboys

By: Nicola Tallant

Narrated by: Nicola Tallant

Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Cocaine Cowboys tells the story of Ireland's love affair with cocaine since it first washed ashore on Cork's rugged coast to the billion-euro trade it has become. From Ireland's first cocaine lord and his attempts to establish a direct route from Miami to Dublin, to the modern-day violence that led to the brutal dismemberment of teenager Keane... Read more

A Hero on Mount St. Helens

By: Melanie Holmes

Narrated by: Jeff Renner

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Serendipity placed David Johnston on Mount St. Helens when the volcano rumbled to life in March 1980. Throughout that ominous spring, Johnston was part of a team conducting scientific research that underpinned warnings about the mountain. Those warnings saved thousands of lives when the most devastating volcanic eruption in U.S. history blew... Read more

Fosse

By: Sam Wasson

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

Length: 21 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Now the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams with Lin-Manuel Miranda executive producing.

“Wasson is a smart and savvy reporter, and his book abounds with colorful firsthand tales.” — Janet Maslin, New York Times

“Fascinating . . . Wasson has taken complete control of his subject.” — Wall Street Journal

The... Read more

Underwriters of the United States

By: Hannah Farber

Narrated by: Linda Jones

Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they generated enabled them to play central roles in state building and economic development. During the Revolution, they helped the U.S. negotiate foreign... Read more

North of Nowhere

By: Marie Wilson

Narrated by: Marie Wilson

Length: 14 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to record the previously hidden history of more than a century of forced residential schooling for Indigenous children. Marie Wilson helped lead... Read more