History audiobooks

As One Is

By: J. Krishnamurti

Narrated by: Mike Fraser

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was a philosopher in the original sense of the word, not an academic or intellectual, but a lover of truth who raised essential questions of living. He spent his adult life speaking to people around the world about eternal questions of life.

In this series of eight talks, given in Ojai, California, in 1955, he... Read more

Hospital Sketches

By: Louisa May Alcott

Narrated by: Anne Hancock

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In the novel Little Women, Mr. March goes off to war. But in real life, it was Jo March (Louisa May Alcott herself, an avowed abolitionist) who traveled to Washington to nurse Northern soldiers. This is Alcott’s memoir but she chose to use the pseudonym “Tribulation Periwinkle” to tell her story.Despite the subject matter, her account is full of... Read more

Ben & Me

By: Eric Weiner

Narrated by: Eric Weiner

Length: 11 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Part biography, part travelogue, part self-help, New York Times bestselling author Eric Weiner follows in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin, mining his life for inspiration and practical lessons for living a purposeful and virtuous life.

Ben Franklin lingers in our lives and in our imaginations. One of only two non-presidents to appear on US... 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

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 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

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

A Rare Recording of Ludwig von Mises - Volume 2

By: Ludwig von Mises

Narrated by: Ludwig von Mises

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (September 29, 1881 - October 10, 1973) was an Austrian–American Austrian School economist, historian, logician, and sociologist. Mises wrote and lectured extensively on the societal contributions of classical liberalism and the power of consumers. He is best known for his work on human behavior studies comparing... Read more

En avion vers le pôle nord

By: Roald Amundsen

Narrated by: Nicole NORRAC

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

"En avion vers le pôle Nord" de Roald Amundsen est un récit captivant de l'une des aventures les plus audacieuses du célèbre explorateur norvégien. Ce livre retrace son incroyable voyage en 1926 à bord du dirigeable Norge, aux côtés de Lincoln Ellsworth et Umberto Nobile, dans leur quête historique pour survoler et atteindre le pôle Nord. À... Read more

Ganz normale Männer

By: Christopher R. Browning

Narrated by: Sebastian Dunkelberg

Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Christopher Brownings Buch über die Beteiligung "normaler" Polizisten an der Endlösung ist inzwischen ein Klassiker der Holocaust-Literatur. Sommer 1942: Ein Bataillon der Hamburger Polizeireserve, etwa 500 Männer, die zu alt zum Dienst in der Wehrmacht waren, werden nach Polen zu einem Sonderauftrag gebracht. Sie sollen die jüdische... Read more

WHITE TURK vs BLACK TURK

By: Aydin Nurhan

Narrated by: Tyler christose

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

White Turk vs Black Turk is a thought-provoking exploration of the complex interplay between clashing lifestyles in Turkey and their impact on the country's political arena. Former Ambassador Nurhan provides a comprehensive understanding of the intricate tapestry that is Turkey's political landscape by skill- fully incorporating human... Read more

A Rare Recording of FA Hayek on Socialism

By: FA Hayek

Narrated by: FA Hayek

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The following two audio clips are from Friedrich August von Hayek (May 8, 1899 - March 23, 1992), who was an Austrian-British economist and political philosopher. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Gunnar Myrdal for work on money and economic fluctuations, and how prices communicate information. His seminal... Read more

A Rare Recording of Ludwig von Mises - Volume 1

By: Ludwig von Mises

Narrated by: Ludwig von Mises

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (September 29, 1881 - October 10, 1973) was an Austrian–American Austrian School economist, historian, logician, and sociologist. Mises wrote and lectured extensively on the societal contributions of classical liberalism and the power of consumers. He is best known for his work on human behavior studies comparing... Read more

Von Leo Tolstoi bis Philip Roth

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: Leo Tolstoi, Jules Verne Rudyard Kipling, Stefan Zweig, Kurt Tucholsky, Agatha Christie, Joseph Roth, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Astrid Lindgren, Philip Roth. Read more

Ganz normale Männer

By: Christopher R. Browning

Narrated by: Sebastian Dunkelberg

Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Christopher Brownings Buch über die Beteiligung "normaler" Polizisten an der Endlösung ist inzwischen ein Klassiker der Holocaust-Literatur. Sommer 1942: Ein Bataillon der Hamburger Polizeireserve, etwa 500 Männer, die zu alt zum Dienst in der Wehrmacht waren, werden nach Polen zu einem Sonderauftrag gebracht. Sie sollen die jüdische... Read more

Gettysburg and Vicksburg: The Civil War Turning Points of 1863

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Jim Walsh

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Without question, the most famous battle of the American Civil War took place outside of the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which happened to be a transportation hub, serving as the center of a wheel with several roads leading out to other Pennsylvanian towns. From July 1-3, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia tried... Read more

Historia del Perú: Una guía fascinante de la historia peruana, desde la civilización chavín y otras antiguas civilizaciones andinas hasta el presente, pasando por el Imperio incaico

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Luis Trumper

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Perú es una tierra de majestuosidad y maravillas donde confluyen mitos, leyendas e historia. Y este libro le ofrece un asiento en primera fila.Perú es una tierra que, para muchos, parece lejana y distante. Incluso para quienes viven relativamente cerca geográficamente, Perú puede parecer fuera de su alcance. Después de todo, Perú está situado en... Read more

Homo sapiens: Una fascinante guía sobre la historia de los humanos y la evolución humana

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Luis Trumper

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Alguna vez ha querido saber cómo el Homo sapiens se convirtió en «humano»?Al principio, el Homo sapiens era solo una de las especies humanas del mundo. Tras siglos de coexistencia, fue el único superviviente. ¿Cómo ocurrió?Este fascinante libro sobre el Homo sapiens desvela los secretos de nuestra especie y lo que nos hizo humanos. Desde sus... Read more

Louisiana: A Captivating Guide to Its Unique History, from Early Peoples and the Big Land Buy to Important Battles and Beyond

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Jason Saffir

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a Journey Through Louisiana's Soul: Discover the Land of Diversity & Resilience!Two manuscripts in one audiobook: History of Louisiana: A Captivating Guide to Everything from Native Americans, Cajuns, and Creoles to the Louisiana Purchase, Battle of New Orleans, and More The Louisiana Purchase: A Captivating Guide to a Major... Read more

Von Harry Truman bis Jimmy Carter

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: Harry Truman, Martin Luther King, Meville Chamberlain, Robert Schuman, Yassiry Arafat, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Valerie Giscard d'Estaing, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Konrad Adenauer, Jimmy Carter. Read more

Pompey the Great: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary Roman General Who Lost the Civil War to Julius Caesar

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Victoria Woodson

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Thanks to Caesar’s victory in the civil war, Pompey is mostly remembered not for being one of Rome’s greatest generals, but for being defeated by Caesar and then ignominiously murdered after he fled to Egypt, where the boy pharaoh Ptolemy XIII decapitated Pompey and offered his head to Caesar as a gift. Although Caesar was there chasing... Read more

Las guerras berberiscas: Una guía fascinante de las primeras guerras de ultramar emprendidas por Estados Unidos

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Luis Trumper

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

¡Descubra la fascinante historia de las primeras guerras estadounidenses en África!A través de este libro conocerá las guerras berberiscas de 1801 a 1805 y de 1815, las primeras guerras estadounidenses fuera de Norteamérica. Los enemigos eran los piratas berberiscos musulmanes de la costa norteafricana.Descubra cómo los marineros estadounidenses... Read more

Michael Schumacher: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Schumacher, deutsche Rennsportlegende und tragische Figur: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

Human History: 1000 Interesting Facts About Humans from Ancient Times to the Present

By: Ahoy Publications

Narrated by: Jay Herbert

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into the fascinating history of the world with 1,000 interesting facts!1000 Interesting Facts About Human History is an in-depth exploration of human history from 200,000 BCE to the present day. Discover how early humans migrated across landmasses, the inventions revolutionized society and helped propel humanity forward, the rise of... Read more