History audiobooks
![The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman](http://covers.libro.fm/9780593555545_1120.jpg)
![The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman](http://covers.libro.fm/9780593555545_1120.jpg)
The Nineties
By: Chuck Klosterman
Narrated by: Chuck Klosterman & Dion Graham
Length: 12 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
An instant New York Times bestseller!
“Informative, endlessly entertaining.”—BuzzFeed
“Generation X’s definitive chronicler of culture.”—GQ
From the author of But What If We’re Wrong comes an insightful, funny reckoning with a pivotal decade
It was long ago, but not as long as it seems: The Berlin Wall fell and the Twin Towers collapsed. In between,... Read more
![Mythos by Stephen Fry](http://covers.libro.fm/9781452184715_1120.jpg)
![Mythos by Stephen Fry](http://covers.libro.fm/9781452184715_1120.jpg)
Mythos
By: Stephen Fry
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Length: 15 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and comedian Stephen Fry. Fry transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder.
This stunning book features classical artwork inspired by the myths, as well... Read more
![Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo](http://covers.libro.fm/9781797151342_1120.jpg)
![Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo](http://covers.libro.fm/9781797151342_1120.jpg)
Master Slave Husband Wife
By: Ilyon Woo
Narrated by: Janina Edwards & Leon Nixon
Length: 12 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Biography
“A rich narrative of the Crafts, an enslaved couple who escaped from Georgia in 1848, with light-skinned Ellen disguised as a disabled white gentleman and William as her manservant, exploiting assumptions about race, class, and disability to hide in public on their journey to the North, where they... Read more
![UFO by Garrett M. Graff](http://covers.libro.fm/9781797164267_1120.jpg)
![UFO by Garrett M. Graff](http://covers.libro.fm/9781797164267_1120.jpg)
UFO
By: Garrett M. Graff
Narrated by: Jacques Roy
Length: 18 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
“One of the rare books on the topic that manages to be both entertaining and factually grounded.” —The Wall Street Journal
From the bestselling author of Raven Rock, The Only Plane in the Sky, and Watergate (finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history) comes the first comprehensive and eye-opening exploration of our government’s decades-long... Read more
![The Fall of Roe by Elizabeth Dias & Lisa Lerer](http://covers.libro.fm/9781250359292_1120.jpg)
![The Fall of Roe by Elizabeth Dias & Lisa Lerer](http://covers.libro.fm/9781250359292_1120.jpg)
The Fall of Roe
By: Elizabeth Dias & Lisa Lerer
Narrated by: Lipica Shah
Length: 16 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
“The most important book in the lead up to this election.” —Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC
“As Dias and Lerer write, the fight against legal abortion is tied inextricably to the fight for America’s soul.” —New York magazine
“A tour de force. However you read books, hardcover, ebook, audio… Just read it.” —Alex Wagner on Alex Wagner Tonight
This program... Read more
![SPQR by Mary Beard](http://covers.libro.fm/9781501910791_1120.jpg)
![SPQR by Mary Beard](http://covers.libro.fm/9781501910791_1120.jpg)
SPQR
By: Mary Beard
Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
Length: 18 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
A sweeping, revisionist history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists. Ancient Rome was an imposing city even by modern standards, a sprawling imperial metropolis of more than a million inhabitants, a "mixture of luxury and filth, liberty and exploitation, civic pride and murderous civil war" that served as the seat of power... Read more
View audiobook![Ain't I a Woman by Bell Hooks](http://covers.libro.fm/9781977343307_1120.jpg)
![Ain't I a Woman by Bell Hooks](http://covers.libro.fm/9781977343307_1120.jpg)
Ain't I a Woman
By: Bell Hooks
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must–read for all those interested in the nature of black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the black woman's involvement with feminism, Hooks attempts to... Read more
View audiobook![Code Breaker, Spy Hunter by Laurie Wallmark](http://covers.libro.fm/9781666588422_1120.jpg)
![Code Breaker, Spy Hunter by Laurie Wallmark](http://covers.libro.fm/9781666588422_1120.jpg)
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter
By: Laurie Wallmark
Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger
Length: 42 minutes
Abridged: No
In this biography, young listeners will learn all about Elizebeth Friedman (1892-1980), a brilliant American code breaker who smashed Nazi spy rings, took down gangsters, and created the CIA's first cryptology unit. Her story came to light when her secret papers were finally declassified in 2015. From thwarting notorious rumrunners with only... Read more
View audiobook![Challenger by Adam Higginbotham](http://covers.libro.fm/9781797179483_1120.jpg)
![Challenger by Adam Higginbotham](http://covers.libro.fm/9781797179483_1120.jpg)
Challenger
By: Adam Higginbotham
Narrated by: Jacques Roy
Length: 17 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Stunning…A heart-pounding thriller…Challenger is a remarkable book.” —The Atlantic • “Superb…Compelling and exhaustively researched.” —The Washington Post • “Devastating…A universal story that transcends time.” —The New York Times • “Gripping history.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From the New York Times... Read more
![Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman](http://covers.libro.fm/9780451485045_1120.jpg)
![Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman](http://covers.libro.fm/9780451485045_1120.jpg)
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
By: Nick Offerman
Narrated by: Nick Offerman
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman
Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the... Read more
![Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus](http://covers.libro.fm/9781250900890_1120.jpg)
![Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus](http://covers.libro.fm/9781250900890_1120.jpg)
Raw Dog
By: Jamie Loftus
Narrated by: Jamie Loftus
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
One of BookPage's Best Audiobooks of 2023
"Loftus is a charming narrator...goofy, engaging, and always game to do a silly voice." —The New York Times
"There’s something terribly irresistible about her narration, which is often incredibly funny." —BookPage
Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique—comedian Jamie Loftus's debut,... Read more
![Unruly by David Mitchell](http://covers.libro.fm/9780593826768_1120.jpg)
![Unruly by David Mitchell](http://covers.libro.fm/9780593826768_1120.jpg)
Unruly
By: David Mitchell
Narrated by: David Mitchell
Length: 11 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • A rollicking history of England’s kings and queens from Arthur to Elizabeth I, a tale of power, glory, and excessive beheadings by award-winning British actor and comedian David Mitchell
“Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell [is] a funny man and a skilled historian.”―The Times
Think... Read more
![Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen](http://covers.libro.fm/9781980042587_1120.jpg)
![Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen](http://covers.libro.fm/9781980042587_1120.jpg)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
By: James Loewen
Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
Length: 17 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
"Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself." -Howard Zinn A new edition of the national bestseller and American Book Award winner, with a new preface by the author Since its first... Read more
View audiobook![Debt - Updated and Expanded by David Graeber](http://covers.libro.fm/9781469063041_1120.jpg)
![Debt - Updated and Expanded by David Graeber](http://covers.libro.fm/9781469063041_1120.jpg)
Debt - Updated and Expanded
By: David Graeber
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 17 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Now in audio, the updated and expanded edition : David Graeber’s “fresh . . . fascinating . . . thought-provoking . . . and exceedingly timely” (Financial Times) history of debt Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: he shows that before there was money, there was debt. For more than 5,000 years,... Read more
View audiobook![Prequel by Rachel Maddow](http://covers.libro.fm/9780593788677_1120.jpg)
![Prequel by Rachel Maddow](http://covers.libro.fm/9780593788677_1120.jpg)
Prequel
By: Rachel Maddow
Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
Length: 13 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
“A ripping read—well rendered, fast-paced and delivered with the same... Read more
![Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes du Mez](http://covers.libro.fm/9781684579297_1120.jpg)
![Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes du Mez](http://covers.libro.fm/9781684579297_1120.jpg)
Jesus and John Wayne
By: Kristin Kobes du Mez
Narrated by: Suzie Althens
Length: 12 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate's staunchest supporters? These are among the questions acclaimed historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez asks in Jesus and John Wayne, which explains how... Read more
View audiobook![Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe](http://covers.libro.fm/9780062964656_1120.jpg)
![Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe](http://covers.libro.fm/9780062964656_1120.jpg)
Vanderbilt
By: Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe
Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts.When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father’s small boat ferrying supplies in... Read more
View audiobook![The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene](http://covers.libro.fm/9781622318643_1120.jpg)
![The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene](http://covers.libro.fm/9781622318643_1120.jpg)
The 48 Laws of Power
By: Robert Greene
Narrated by: Richard Poe
Length: 23 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control—from the author of The Laws of Human Nature.
In the book that People magazine proclaimed "beguiling" and "fascinating," Robert Greene and Joost... Read more
![Just Kids by Patti Smith](http://covers.libro.fm/9780062111678_1120.jpg)
![Just Kids by Patti Smith](http://covers.libro.fm/9780062111678_1120.jpg)
Just Kids
By: Patti Smith
Narrated by: Patti Smith
Length: 9 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
In Just Kids, Patti Smith’s first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. An honest and moving story of youth and friendship, Smith brings the... Read more
View audiobook![The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul](http://covers.libro.fm/9780063263932_1120.jpg)
![The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul](http://covers.libro.fm/9780063263932_1120.jpg)
The House of Hidden Meanings
By: RuPaul
Narrated by: RuPaul
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
***An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!***From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date--a deeply intimate memoir of discovery, found family, and self-acceptance. The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing... Read more
View audiobook![A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn](http://covers.libro.fm/9780061968358_1120.jpg)
![A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn](http://covers.libro.fm/9780061968358_1120.jpg)
A People's History of the United States
By: Howard Zinn
Narrated by: Jeff Zinn
Length: 34 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing... Read more
View audiobook![Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris](http://covers.libro.fm/9781549134333_1120.jpg)
![Palo Alto by Malcolm Harris](http://covers.libro.fm/9781549134333_1120.jpg)
Palo Alto
By: Malcolm Harris
Narrated by: Patrick Harrison
Length: 28 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
The history of Silicon Valley, from railroads to microchips, is an “extraordinary” story of disruption and destruction, told for the first time in this comprehensive, jaw-dropping narrative (Greg Grandin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The End of the Myth). Palo Alto’s weather is temperate, its people are educated and enterprising, its... Read more
View audiobook![When the Clock Broke by John Ganz](http://covers.libro.fm/9781250350770_1120.jpg)
![When the Clock Broke by John Ganz](http://covers.libro.fm/9781250350770_1120.jpg)
When the Clock Broke
By: John Ganz
Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
Length: 15 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
"John Ganz is the most important young political writer of his generation—just the one our dark moment needs." —Rick Perlstein
"Lively and kaleidoscopic." —Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker
"John Ganz belongs to a species of public intellectual that is almost extinct . . . When the Clock Broke is the first of what I hope will be a shelf of books that... Read more
![Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi](http://covers.libro.fm/9798855513745_1120.jpg)
![Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi](http://covers.libro.fm/9798855513745_1120.jpg)
Stamped from the Beginning
By: Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Avery Kidd Waddell
Length: 23 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America—it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues, racist ideas have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American thinker is complicit.
In... Read more