History audiobooks

The Jesus I Never Knew - Abridged

By: Philip Yancey

Narrated by: Philip D. Yancey

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the Jesus we think we know so well? Join bestselling author Philip Yancey as he conducts an enlightening biblical and historical investigation into the real Jesus.From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Philip Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as... Read more

A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 - Abridged

By: W. Phillip Keller

Narrated by: W. Phillip Keller

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

Travel the Shepherd's path to the green pastures and cool, refreshing waters of Psalm 23. As a shepherd himself, W. Phillip Keller shares his insights into the life and character of sheep--and of the Good Shepherd who loves and cares for them. A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 will give new meaning to the ageless Shepherd Psalm, enriching your trust... Read more

Lone Star Nation

By: H. W. Brands

Narrated by: Don Leslie

Length: 17 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

From bestselling historian and long-time Texan H. W. Brands, a richly textured history of one of the most fascinating and colorful eras in U.S. history--the Texas Revolution and the forging of a new America.

"For better or for worse, Texas was very much like America. The people ruled, and little could stop them. If they ignored national... Read more

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors

By: James D. Hornfischer

Narrated by: Barrett Whitener

Length: 16 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.”

With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the... Read more

Abraham

By: Bruce Feiler

Narrated by: Bruce Feiler

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In this timely, provocative, and uplifting journey, the bestselling author of Walking the Bible searches for the man at the heart of the world's three monotheistic religions -- and today's deadliest conflicts. At a moment when the world is asking, “Can the religions get along?” one figure stands out as the shared ancestor of Jews, Christians,... Read more

Like No Other Time - Abridged

By: Tom Daschle

Narrated by: Tom Daschle

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Tom Daschle, the Majority Leader of the historic 107th Senate, presents a candid insider’s account of the workings of the U.S. government during two of the most tumultuous years in the nation’s history.

The 107th Congress faced a time like no other in the life of the nation. This was the era of the first presidential election to be decided by the... Read more

An Imperfect God - Abridged

By: Henry Wiencek

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A major new biography of Washington, and the first to explore his engagement with American slavery

When George Washington wrote his will, he made the startling decision to set his slaves free; earlier he had said that holding slaves was his "only unavoidable subject of regret." In this groundbreaking work, Henry Wiencek explores the founding... Read more

Intelligence in War - Abridged

By: John Keegan

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In fiction, the spy is a glamorous figure whose secrets make or break peace, but, historically, has intelligence really been a vital step to military victories? In this breakthrough study, the preeminent war historian John Keegan goes to the heart of a series of important conflicts to develop a powerful argument about military intelligence.

In... Read more

Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea - Abridged

By: Thomas Cahill

Narrated by: Olympia Dukakis

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the fourth volume of the acclaimed Hinges of History series, Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece.
The Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated;... Read more

Preachers of Hate - Abridged

By: Kenneth R. Timmerman

Narrated by: Kenneth R. Timmerman

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Like no book before it, Preachers of Hate uncovers an ancient hatred that threatens the life and livelihood of every American. The “new” anti-Semitism targets not only Jews, but Americans specifically and the West in general. It targets our values, our lifestyle, and our freedoms. It is the single most important issue we face when trying to make... Read more

The Genome War

By: James Shreeve

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 14 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The long-awaited story of the science, the business, the politics, the intrigue behind the scenes of the most ferocious competition in the history of modern science—the race to map the human genome.
On May 10, 1998, biologist Craig Venter, director of the Institute for Genomic Research, announced that he was forming a private company that within... Read more

Elizabeth and Mary

By: Jane Dunn

Narrated by: Donada Peters

Length: 19 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The first dual biography of two of the world’s most remarkable women—Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots—by one of Britain’s “best biographers” (The Sunday Times).

In a rich and riveting narrative, Jane Dunn reveals the extraordinary rivalry between the regal cousins. It is the story of two queens ruling on one island, each with a... Read more

Franklin and Winston - Abridged

By: Jon Meacham

Narrated by: Len Cariou

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “beautifully written and superbly researched dual biography” (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham “paints a powerful portrait of the enormous friendship between World War II allies [Franklin] Roosevelt and [Winston] Churchill” (Vanity Fair).
 
“Intense and compelling... Read more

There Must Be a Pony In Here Somewhere - Abridged

By: Kara Swisher & Lisa Dickey

Narrated by: Kara Swisher

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In her acclaimed AOL.COM, Kara Swisher chronicled the unlikely ascent of a group of underdog entrepreneurs and their influence on American net culture. This book picks up where the previous one left off, investigating AOL's merger with Time Warner and its aftermath. Journalists Swisher and Dickey have an ear for the comic and an appreciation... Read more

The Flyers

By: Noah Adams

Narrated by: Noah Adams

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

“It takes only nineteen seconds to walk the distance of the first powered flight. But when I was there the wind was up and cold on my face, and I felt as if I’d entered the black-and-white photograph I’d been seeing all my life. The sand is light gray, there’s a spill of surf in the distance. Wilbur, running at the right of the plane, and... Read more

History of the World (Updated)

By: J. M. Roberts

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 54 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In his monumental History of the World, J. M. Roberts delivered a powerful vision of human history as a story of change, a deliberate shaping of experience and environment. This revised and updated edition takes into account the great range of events and discoveries that have altered our views on everything from early civilizations to post–Cold... Read more

Letters of a Woman Homesteader

By: Elinore Pruitt Stewart

Narrated by: Kate Fleming

Length: 4 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

After losing her husband, Elinore Pruitt washed clothes in Denver to support herself and her daughter. In 1909 she took a job working for a rancher near Burnt Fork, Wyoming. Subsequently she filed her own claim and married the rancher. The letters she wrote to her former employer over several years are packed with delightful stories and... Read more

Jefferson's Demons

By: Michael Beran

Narrated by: Dan Cashman

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Though he was a great statesman, one of America's founding fathers, and the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson suffered from depression. In Jefferson's Demons, Michael Knox Beran examines episodes of melancholia in Jefferson's life. In particular, he focuses on the journey Jefferson made to Europe in 1787 to escape the... Read more

Secret Empire

By: Philip Taubman

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 15 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

"In this exciting, meticulously researched spy story, Taubman takes readers behind the closed doors of the Eisenhower administration to tell about the small group of Cold Warriors whose technological innovations-including the U2 spy plane and Corona, the country's first spy satellite-revolutionized espionage and intelligence gathering." ... Read more

Measuring America

By: Andro Linklater

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

"This expertly written and eminently enjoyable chronicle is highly recommended for history and history of science collections." —Library Journal



"Make room on the library shelf for the never-before-told saga of the survey that converted the vast wilderness west of the Ohio River into a commodity marked out for government sale." —Booklist,... Read more

They Marched Into Sunlight - Abridged

By: David Maraniss

Narrated by: David Maraniss

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

David Maraniss tells the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties through the events of a few gripping, passionate days of war and peace in October 1967.

With meticulous and captivating detail, They Marched Into Sunlight brings that catastrophic time back to life while examining questions about the meaning of dissent and the official manipulation of... Read more

In the Wake of the Plague

By: Norman F. Cantor

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

In this New York Times best-seller, Norman F. Cantor digs through the medical evidence and concludes that the Black Death of the 14th century was probably two diseases at once: bubonic plague and anthrax. He shows how these diseases affected the masses as well as individuals, and thus altered history. Concise, informative, and touched with dark... Read more

The Darkest Jungle

By: Todd Balf

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

“Commit yourself to the Virgin Mary, for in her hands is the way into the Darién—and in God’s is the way out.”

The Darkest Jungle tells the harrowing story of America’s first ship canal exploration across a narrow piece of land in Central America called the Darién, a place that loomed large in the minds of the world’s most courageous adventurers... Read more

The Real America

By: Glenn Beck

Narrated by: Glenn Beck

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Glenn Beck, the New York Times bestselling author of The Great Reset, delivers a compelling, patriotic, and spiritually driven message to inspire you to help lead us back to that place that is quickly being forgotten...THE REAL AMERICA.

Glenn Beck has entertained, inspired, and informed millions with his self-effacing humor, heartfelt conviction,... Read more