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Comrades - Abridged by Stephen E. Ambrose
Comrades - Abridged
Stephen E. Ambrose
Comrades - Abridged by Stephen E. Ambrose

Comrades - Abridged

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by: Stephen E. Ambrose

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the author of Undaunted Courage and D-Day comes this celebration of male friendship, taken both from the pages of history and from Ambrose’s own life.

Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward—he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them... Read more

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Nixon in Winter by Monica Crowley
Nixon in Winter
Monica Crowley
Nixon in Winter by Monica Crowley

Nixon in Winter

By: Monica Crowley

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 18 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Monica Crowley served as a personal assistant to former president Richard M. Nixon from July 1990 until his death in April 1994. This remarkable story of his final public and private years is based on full reconstructions of the conversations she had with him at the time. Nixon in Winter puts the reader behind the scenes with the former... Read more

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Endgame - Abridged by Scott Ritter
Endgame - Abridged
Scott Ritter
Endgame - Abridged by Scott Ritter

Endgame - Abridged

By: Scott Ritter

Narrated by: Scott Ritter

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IRAQ?
Scott Ritter spent seven years in Iraq as an arms inspector for the United Nations. His 1998 resignation as the U.N.'s chief weapons inspector there made front-page headlines around the world. In Endgame, Ritter draws on his experiences to take us inside Saddam Hussein's Iraq and to explain where U.S. policy in... Read more

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American Heritage's Great Minds of American History - Abridged by American Heritage
American Heritage's Great Minds of American History - Abridged
American Heritage
American Heritage's Great Minds of American History - Abridged by American Heritage

American Heritage's Great Minds of American History - Abridged

By: American Heritage

Narrated by: David McCullough & Stephen E. Ambrose

Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In a series of fascinating interviews, today's best and brightest historians weigh in on the crucial moments in American history.

American Heritage's Great Minds of American History takes you to critical moments in American history, imbuing the past with an immediacy that goes well beyond the scope of formal histories. Roger Mudd's highly... Read more

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Black Hawk Down - Abridged by Mark Bowden
Black Hawk Down - Abridged
Mark Bowden
Black Hawk Down - Abridged by Mark Bowden

Black Hawk Down - Abridged

By: Mark Bowden

Narrated by: Joe Morton

Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ninety-nine elite American soldiers are trapped in the middle of a hostile city. As night falls, they are surrounded by thousands of enemy gunmen: Their wounded are bleeding to death. Their ammunition and supplies are dwindling. This is the story of how they got there -- and how they fought their way out.
This is the story of war.
Black Hawk Down... Read more

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Rodin by Frederic V. Grunfeld
Rodin
Frederic V. Grunfeld
Rodin by Frederic V. Grunfeld

Rodin

By: Frederic V. Grunfeld

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 27 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Auguste Rodin was not only the greatest sculptor—known for such works as The Thinker, The Kiss, The Hand of God, and dozens of others—but also one of the most remarkable personalities of modern times. He was an artist who outraged contemporaries with his disturbingly unfinished monuments, a sensualist who shocked France with his scandalous... Read more

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Reconstruction by Eric Foner
Reconstruction
Eric Foner
Reconstruction by Eric Foner

Reconstruction

By: Eric Foner

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

Length: 30 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The period following the Civil War was one of the most controversial eras in American history. This comprehensive account of the period captures the drama of those turbulent years that played such an important role in shaping modern America.Eric Foner brilliantly chronicles how Americans, black and white, responded to the unprecedented changes... Read more

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A World without Heroes by George Roche
A World without Heroes
George Roche
A World without Heroes by George Roche

A World without Heroes

By: George Roche

Narrated by: Robert Morris

Length: 12 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

An elegant essay in the tradition of Chesterton, Lewis, Merton, and Muggeridge, George Roche’s A World without Heroes rebukes secular humanism as the most dehumanizing force of our modern age. This ringing defense of Christianity—humorous, insightful, and uncompromising—takes careful aim at those ideas which have shriveled the will and faith of... Read more

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The Death of Outrage - Abridged by William J. Bennett
The Death of Outrage - Abridged
William J. Bennett
The Death of Outrage - Abridged by William J. Bennett

The Death of Outrage - Abridged

By: William J. Bennett

Narrated by: Charlton Heston

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this new, updated edition of a book heralded as a clarion call to the nation's conscience, William Bennett asks why we see so little public outrage in the fade of the evidence of deep corruption within Bill Clinton's administration.

The Death of Outrage examines the Monica Lewinsky scandal as it unfolded, from Clinton's denials that he had had... Read more

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The Children's Book of America - Abridged by William J. Bennett
The Children's Book of America - Abridged
William J. Bennett
The Children's Book of America - Abridged by William J. Bennett

The Children's Book of America - Abridged

By: William J. Bennett

Narrated by: Elayne Glover Bennett, Hinton Battle & William ...

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the author of the bestselling book The Educated Child comes a compelling and inspiring book that answers any question a young child may have about America.

Where did America come from? What does it mean to be an American? What makes America great? No volume will provide more compelling and inspiring answers to our children's questions than... Read more

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The Victors - Abridged by Stephen E. Ambrose
The Victors - Abridged
Stephen E. Ambrose
The Victors - Abridged by Stephen E. Ambrose

The Victors - Abridged

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by: Cotter Smith

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From America’s preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose, comes the definitive telling of the war in Europe, from D-Day, June 6, 1944, to the end, eleven months later, on May 7, 1945.

This authoritative narrative account is drawn by the author himself from his five acclaimed books about that conflict, most particularly from the definitive... Read more

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Band of Brothers - Abridged by Stephen E. Ambrose
Band of Brothers - Abridged
Stephen E. Ambrose
Band of Brothers - Abridged by Stephen E. Ambrose

Band of Brothers - Abridged

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by: Cotter Smith

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Stephen E. Ambrose’s classic New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the acclaimed HBO series about Easy Company, the ordinary men who became the World War II’s most extraordinary soldiers at the frontlines of the war's most critical moments. Featuring a foreword from Tom Hanks.

They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942,... Read more

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Stalingrad - Abridged by Antony Beevor
Stalingrad - Abridged
Antony Beevor
Stalingrad - Abridged by Antony Beevor

Stalingrad - Abridged

By: Antony Beevor

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also changed the face of modern warfare

Historians and reviewers worldwide have hailed Antony Beevor's magisterial Stalingrad as the definitive account of World War II's most harrowing battle.

In August 1942, Hitler's huge Sixth Army reached the city that... Read more

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Forgotten Heroes by Susan Ware
Forgotten Heroes
Susan Ware
Forgotten Heroes by Susan Ware

Forgotten Heroes

By: Susan Ware

Narrated by: Susan Ware

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

For Forgotten Heroes, thirty-five prominent historians chose their favorite stories of unsung American figures. From Johnny Appleseed and John Quincy Adams to abolitionist Sojourner Truth and Margaret Anderson, the publisher of James Joyce's Ulysses, these profiles remind us that history depends upon the great deeds of women and men, whether... Read more

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Richard Ketchum: Saratoga by PBS NewsHour
Richard Ketchum: Saratoga
PBS NewsHour
Richard Ketchum: Saratoga by PBS NewsHour

Richard Ketchum: Saratoga

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

From NewsHour Productions — Richard Ketchum: Saratoga, Turning Point of America’s Revolutionary War. Read more

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Team Rodent by Carl Hiassen
Team Rodent
Carl Hiassen
Team Rodent by Carl Hiassen

Team Rodent

By: Carl Hiassen

Narrated by: Richard Gilliland

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Carl Hiaasen doesn't like the Walt Disney Company. A native of Florida, Hiaasen comes by his dislike for Disney honestly. He has witnessed the relentless success of the Disney machine firsthand with the development of Disney World and other properties around Orlando. In Team Rodent: How Disney Devours the World, Hiaasen paints a witty and... Read more

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Against All Enemies - Abridged by Seymour Hersh
Against All Enemies - Abridged
Seymour Hersh
Against All Enemies - Abridged by Seymour Hersh

Against All Enemies - Abridged

By: Seymour Hersh

Narrated by: James Sutorius

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

While the Gulf War lasted barely six months— from August 1990 until February 1991— many of the veterans who engaged in the conflict suffered long-lasting physical and psychological effects. And yet, those in power who had the ability to address such issues, neglected to do so— at least not in any effective or... Read more

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The Titanic Disaster Hearings - Abridged by Tom Kuntz & Michael York
The Titanic Disaster Hearings - Abridged
Tom Kuntz & Michael York
The Titanic Disaster Hearings - Abridged by Tom Kuntz & Michael York

The Titanic Disaster Hearings - Abridged

By: Tom Kuntz & Michael York

Narrated by: Roscoe Lee Browne

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On April 10, 1912, The RMS Titanic embarked on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. But on the night of April 14, the British passenger liner collided with an iceberg, which resulted in the loss of more than 1,500 lives. Merely one day after the Titanic survivors arrived in New York City, a United States Senate committee began an... Read more

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Rising Tide - Abridged by John M. Barry
Rising Tide - Abridged
John M. Barry
Rising Tide - Abridged by John M. Barry

Rising Tide - Abridged

By: John M. Barry

Narrated by: George Grizzard

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award and the Lillian Smith Award.

An American epic of science, politics, race, honor, high society, and the Mississippi River, Rising Tide tells the riveting and nearly forgotten story of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. The river inundated the homes of... Read more

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The Gifts Of The Jews - Abridged by Thomas Cahill
The Gifts Of The Jews - Abridged
Thomas Cahill
The Gifts Of The Jews - Abridged by Thomas Cahill

The Gifts Of The Jews - Abridged

By: Thomas Cahill

Narrated by: Claire Bloom

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener. Read more

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Pillar of Fire - Abridged by Taylor Branch
Pillar of Fire - Abridged
Taylor Branch
Pillar of Fire - Abridged by Taylor Branch

Pillar of Fire - Abridged

By: Taylor Branch

Narrated by: CCH Pounder & Joe Morton

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement.

In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch... Read more

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The Gold of Exodus - Abridged by Howard Blum
The Gold of Exodus - Abridged
Howard Blum
The Gold of Exodus - Abridged by Howard Blum

The Gold of Exodus - Abridged

By: Howard Blum

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes


Mount Sinai, for many, it is the most sacred place on Earth - the
site where God descended to give Moses the Ten Commandments.
Yet for centuries, mankind has not known its exact location.

In this heart-pounding adventure, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Howard Blum tells the enthralling story of two modern-day adventurers -... Read more

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Parting the Waters - Abridged by Taylor Branch
Parting the Waters - Abridged
Taylor Branch
Parting the Waters - Abridged by Taylor Branch

Parting the Waters - Abridged

By: Taylor Branch

Narrated by: CCH Pounder & Joe Morton

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Parting the Waters, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a “compelling…masterfully told” (The Wall Street Journal) account of Martin Luther King’s early years and rise to greatness.

Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement,... Read more

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Diana by Peter Donnelly
Diana
Peter Donnelly
Diana by Peter Donnelly

Diana

By: Peter Donnelly

Narrated by: Samantha Eggar

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Born with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth, the Honorable Diana Frances Spencer attained wealth, power, and title with her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales. But her ultimate triumph owed nothing to those circumstances and everything to her inner qualities: an innate ability to understand and connect with ordinary people, particularly... Read more

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