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The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth II
By: Pearson Phillips
Narrated by: Nanette Newman
Length: 3 hours
Abridged: No
The reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen huge changes in the lifestyle and expectations of peoples and nations. She has proved to be the constitutional monarch par excellence – while primarily a figurehead she has guided the concept of monarchy through difficult times, both national and personal. And even when her family has been rocked by... Read more
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A Little History of Art
By: Charlotte Mullins
Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Charlotte Mullins brings art to life through the stories of those who created it and, importantly, reframes who is included in the narrative to create a more diverse and exciting landscape of art. She shows how art can help us see the world differently and understand our place in it, how it helps us express ourselves, fuels our creativity, and... Read more
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Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World
By: Bob Brier, PhD
Narrated by: Christopher Douyard
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
It is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and put on display. But there is far more to the story. Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World explores the 100 years of research on Tutankhamun that have... Read more
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Hidden History of Florida
By: James C. Clark
Narrated by: Kent Klineman
Length: 3 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
A Florida historian uncovers strange but true tales of The Sunshine State from the sixteenth century arrival of Spanish ships to the antics of modern politics.
From Key West to the Redneck Riviera, Florida has a history as colorful as its landscape and as diverse as its residents. But beneath the famous legends of Florida's storied past are... Read more
Истина в Любви
By: Sergiy Zhuravlov
Narrated by: Svetlana Zhuravlova
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Повествование основано на реальных событиях во время объединения Испании. Испания, ведомая Фердинандом Вторым и Изабеллой Кастильской, взлетела на вершину своего могущества. Политика хитроумного короля приносила богатые плоды. Отобрана вся страна у короля Португалии. Обманом отрезаны южные уделы от Франции. Хозяин юга Европы и севера Африки он... Read more
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The Hartford Circus Fire
By: Michael Skidgell
Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
Length: 4 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Through firsthand accounts and interviews with survivors, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make sense of one of Hartford's worst tragedies.
Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Show on Earth" quickly became one of terror and tragedy as... Read more
Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour
By: Galina Lembersky & Yelena Lembersky
Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
Length: 8 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour is a heartfelt mother-and-daughter memoir about three generations of women and their fight to leave Soviet Russia. A mother is a dissident, a refusenik, and a prisoner in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) in the 1970s and '80s. Her daughter, eleven years old, is left without a family. A grandmother is in the USA,... Read more
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Fighting For YES! (Audio Descriptive)
By: Maryann Cocca-Leffler & Judith Heumann
Narrated by: Ali Stroker & Judith Heumann
Length: 31 minutes
Abridged: No
From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said NO. When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said NO. Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing “NO.” In the 1970s, an important disability rights law, Section 504 of The... Read more
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Saving Aziz
By: Chad Robichaux
Narrated by: Chad Robichaux & Glenn Beck
Length: 6 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Now a Wall Street Journal BestsellerIt was the right thing to do. And someone had to do it.Aziz was more than an interpreter for Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux during Chad's eight deployments to Afghanistan. He was a teammate, brother, and friend. More than once, Aziz saved Chad's life. And then he needed Chad to save his.When President Joe... Read more
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George Whitefield
By: J. C. Ryle
Narrated by: Simon Bubb
Length: 1 hour 18 minutes
Abridged: No
A widely-known preacher in both England and America in the mid-eighteenth century, George Whitefield’s influence has since been buried by those influential men in his time who found his teachings too emotional and experiential. J.C. Ryle seeks to undo that injustice in this work. Laying out in simple and factual ways Whitefield’s life,... Read more
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Jim Kaat
By: Jim Kaat
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
Length: 6 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
An unforgettable look at a lifetime of baseball packed with humor and passion for the game
With a career that has now touched eight decades, Jim Kaat has had a prime front row seat for baseball's continuing evolution.
Not only was he a major-league pitcher for twenty-five seasons, but his time as a pitching coach and his many years as a... Read more
The Ancient Mayan Civilization
By: History Retold
Narrated by: Henry Andersen
Length: 2 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Discover the enthralling story of the Maya, from their emergence in the Pre-Classic period to their decline in the Post-Classic period.
This book is an essential guide for anyone interested in learning about the Expansion, Growth, and Decline of the Maya civilization. • Uncover the fascinating history of the Maya, from their emergence in the... Read more
Coastal Warfare against the Vietcong
By: James Steffes
Narrated by: Michael Schwalbe
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
This book documents and tells the history of the establishment and growth of the Coastal Surveillance Force, Task Force 71. This grew to Task Forces 115, 116 and 117. My research for this history came from veterans serving in this period and the documentation of the Commander Naval Forces Vietnam Monthly Summaries. These documents did not exist... Read more
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The Scythian Empire
By: Christopher I. Beckwith
Narrated by: Jim Lee
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
This audiobook narrated by Jim Lee provides a rich, discovery-filled account of how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world
In the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE, Scythian warriors conquered and unified most of the vast Eurasian continent, creating an innovative empire that would give birth to the age of philosophy and the... Read more
Willie Horton: 23
By: Kevin Allen & Willie Horton
Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
A compelling autobiography from one of Detroit's favorite sons
At fifteen, Willie Horton received his first contract offer to become a professional baseball player. At twenty, he smacked his first major-league home run. At twenty-four, Horton stood in full uniform on the hood of his car, in the midst of burning homes and overturned vehicles,... Read more
Viking History
By: Secrets of history
Narrated by: Andrew Cooper
Length: 3 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Join us on an epic journey through time as we explore Viking History!Our book will take you back to a long-forgotten era where brave warriors embarked on daring raids, merchants traded exotic goods, explorers mapped uncharted lands, and settlers established new homes. Get to know the remarkable viking culture like never before, discovering what... Read more
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The Midnight Kingdom
By: Jared Yates Sexton
Narrated by: Jared Yates Sexton
Length: 10 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of American Rule and the host of The Muckrake Podcast, an ambitious account of how white supremacist lies, religious mythologies, and poisonous conspiracy theories built the modern world and threaten to plunge us into an authoritarian nightmare.
To fully understand these strange and dangerous times, Jared Yates Sexton takes a... Read more
Socrates in Love
By: Christopher Phillips
Narrated by: Sean Rohani
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
A breakout book completing a trilogy of Socratic exploration by the inimitable Johnny Appleseed of philosophy.
Christopher Phillips goes to the heart of philosophy and Socratic discourse to discover what we're all looking for: the kind of love that makes life worthwhile. Love here is not defined only or even primarily as eros, but in all its... Read more
The Native Americans’ Forgotten Victories: The History and Legacy of Early Battles Won by Indigenous Groups Before the Indian Wars
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: KC Wayman
Length: 1 hour 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Most Americans have heard of the Little Bighorn, the 1876 battle in which a band of Lakota Sioux and their allies wiped out most of the 7th U.S. Cavalry under the command of George Armstrong Custer. The movie images are of fierce warriors in long eagle feather headdresses flowing behind them as they gallop across the plains on nimble Indian... Read more
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Maris & Mantle
By: Tony Castro
Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
The never before told story of the profound and compelling friendship between the two New York legends.
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are forever intertwined in baseball history thanks to the unforgettable 1961 season, when the two Yankee icons spurred each other to new heights in pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record. History has largely... Read more
The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz
By: Jeremy Dronfield
Narrated by: Fred Berman
Length: 6 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
This powerful, moving middle grade adaptation of the adult international bestselling narrative nonfiction book The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz shines a light on the true story of two brothers who experienced the atrocities of the Holocaust in very different ways.Fritz Kleinmann was fourteen when the Nazis took over Vienna. Kurt,... Read more
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The Constitution of Our Country
By: Frank A. Rexford & Clara L. Carson
Narrated by: Hillary Huber & Stephen Bowlby
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
More relevant than ever to our everyday lives, the US Constitution, the foundation of our democratic republic, comes alive in this simple and easy-to-understand short audiobook. Originally published for high schools in the City of New York in 1924, The Constitution of Our Country combines the original document, narrated by Hillary Huber, and... Read more
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Empires of the Silk Road
By: Christopher I. Beckwith
Narrated by: Jim Lee
Length: 13 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
A classic book now available on audio
With narration by Jim Lee, who tells the epic story of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires
The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world... Read more
Zapotec Civilisation
By: History Retold
Narrated by: Henry Andersen
Length: 1 hour 53 minutes
Abridged: No
The Zapotecs were an ancient civilization that flourished in present-day Mexico from 500 BC to 1521 AD. In this book, you'll discover the story of the Zapotecs – a complex, sophisticated culture that left behind a rich legacy of art, architecture, and religious artifacts.You'll explore the Zapotec language, religion, and government, learn about... Read more
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