Blood Is Thicker than War
By: Martin King
Narrated by: Martin King
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of Triage and Searching for Augusta comes a history of love, hate, jealousy, and revenge between brothers and sisters during times of war through the ages.Journey back through time to discover remarkable accounts of parents who waved off their sons and daughters, never knowing if they would ever see them again. One mother saw no... Read more
View audiobookHalbe, 1945
By: Eberhard Baumgart
Narrated by: Bruce Mann
Length: 4 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
In April 1945, German troops withdrawing from the Seelow Heights were encircled by the Soviet Army near the small town of Halbe, south-east of Berlin. Rather than surrender, their orders were to attempt to break out, westward, and join up with the German twelfth Army. A brutal battle ensued, with an estimated 30,000 German and 20,000 Russian... Read more
View audiobookTo Love and Be Loved
By: Jim Towey
Narrated by: Jim Towey
Length: 7 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
From a trusted advisor and devoted friend of Mother Teresa comes a “powerful” (The Washington Free Beacon) firsthand account of the miraculous woman behind the saint and a book that is “rich in reflection on contemporary sanctity” (George Weigel).
Mother Teresa was one of the most admired women of the 20th century, and her memory continues to... Read more
Benghazi!
By: Ethan Chorin
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
Length: 11 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the attack in Benghazi, a noted Libya expert and eyewitness to the attack provides a startling reconsideration of one of the defining controversies of our era. Ten years after an attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, cries of... Read more
View audiobookWatch and Learn
By: Mitch Lowe
Narrated by: Mitch Lowe
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Get an inside perspective on the entertainment distribution revolution from an executive who lived it with Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass, and who continues to consult, speak, and share his unique understanding of how to disrupt the status quo and adapt to what the customer wants. When Warner Brothers announced they'd be streaming all their new... Read more
View audiobookNew Democracy
By: William J. Novak
Narrated by: A.W. Miller
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
The activist state of the New Deal started forming decades before the FDR administration, demonstrating the deep roots of energetic government in America.
In the period between the Civil War and the New Deal, American governance was transformed, with momentous implications for social and economic life. A series of legal reforms gradually... Read more
The Third Reconstruction
By: Peniel E. Joseph
Narrated by: Peniel E. Joseph
Length: 7 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
One of our preeminent historians of race and democracy argues that the period since 2008 has marked nothing less than America’s Third Reconstruction
In The Third Reconstruction, distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues,... Read more
Slouching Towards Utopia
By: J. Bradford DeLong
Narrated by: Allan Aquino
Length: 20 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
From one of the world’s leading economists, a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, yet left us unsatisfied
Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty, with a slow crawl of invention offset by a growing population. Then came a great shift: invention sprinted forward, doubling our technological capabilities each... Read more
The Chaos Machine
By: Max Fisher
Narrated by: Peter Ganim
Length: 15 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
From a New York Times investigative reporter, this “authoritative and devastating account of the impacts of social media” (New York Times Book Review) tracks the high-stakes inside story of how Big Tech’s breakneck race to drive engagement—and profits—at all costs fractured the world, and is “an essential book for our times” (Ezra Klein). We... Read more
View audiobookGerman Americans in the Civil War: The History and Legacy of German Units Who Fought on Both Sides of the War
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
Length: 1 hour 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and had the two sides realized it would take four years and inflict over a million casualties, it might not have been fought.... Read more
View audiobookJennie
By: Ralph G. Martin
Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
Length: 26 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
“A master work … Jennie was released to a public that became entranced by her story, and will again be now that she is back in print in this magnificent single volume.”―from the foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston ChurchillSourcebooks is bringing the internationally acclaimed New York Times bestseller back for a... Read more
View audiobookThe Only Woman in the Room
By: Pnina Lahav
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Length: 13 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
A feminist biography of the only woman to become Prime Minister of IsraelIn this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898–1978) through a feminist lens, focusing on her recurring role as
a woman standing alone among men. The Only Woman in the Room is the first book to contend with Meir’s full... Read more
The Timeline of Intelligent Life on Earth
By: Martin K. Ettington
Narrated by: Martin K. Ettington
Length: 5 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
I’m fascinated with Ancient History because there are continuous new discoveries which push back the dawn of civilization by thousands of years. In the last couple of decades, the discoveries at Gobekli Tepe in eastern Turkey pushed back man-made structures to the time period of 9,000-11,000 B.C. Thousands of years before the next know... Read more
View audiobookEdward I: A Captivating Guide to the Life and Death of the Hammer of the Scots and His Impact on the History of England
By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
Length: 3 hours
Abridged: No
Who was King Edward I of England? And why should we learn about him?King Edward I was the first of three Edwards who reigned in perfect succession. He was one of the most important kings in English history, but he was also one of the most controversial. This was the king who subdued Wales and fought Scotland to a standstill for much of his... Read more
View audiobookThe Godmother
By: Barbie Latza Nadeau
Narrated by: Barbie Latza Nadeau
Length: 6 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
“The Godmother [is a] crisply written, dutifully researched book exploring the role of women in the…underbelly of Italian life.”
—New York Times Book Review
The chilling story of one woman’s rise to prominence in the Italian Mafia, and the as-yet untold stories of the women who followed in her footsteps.
For as long as it has gripped our... Read more
Everyday Life in Medieval London
By: Toni Mount
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
London has always been a thriving and colorful place, full of diverse and determined individuals developing trade and finance, exchanging gossip, and doing business.Abandoned by the Romans, rebuilt by the Saxons, occupied by the Vikings, and reconstructed by the Normans, the city would become the largest trade and financial center, dominating... Read more
View audiobookThe Weary Blues
By: Langston Hughes
Narrated by: Rhett Samuel Price
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Langston Hughes is a widely celebrated African American writer and important leader of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. Deeply inspired by the great poet Walt Whitman, Hughes’ own writings gave voice to the Black community in the American literary canon. His assertion that “I, too, sing America” echoes through history and continues to be a battle... Read more
View audiobookThe Daughter of Auschwitz
By: Tova Friedman & Malcolm Brabant
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
WITH A FOREWORD BY SIR BEN KINGSLEY
A powerful memoir by one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her childhood growing up during the Holocaust and surviving a string of near-death experiences in a Jewish ghetto, a Nazi labor camp, and Auschwitz.
"I am a survivor. That comes with a... Read more
Gen Z
By: Annahita Esmailzadeh, Hauke Schwiezer, JoDietri...
Narrated by: Linda Holly, Simon Diez & Vaile Fuchs
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Fast ein Drittel aller Menschen weltweit gehören der Generation Z an, und sie sind es, die unsere Gesellschaft zukunftsfähig machen könn(t)en – wenn man sie nur ließe. Die heute 10- bis 25-Jährigen werden geprägt von Sorgen um ihre Umwelt und der bislang höchsten Rate mentaler Erkrankungen. Zugleich sind sie vernetzter und technologisch fitter... Read more
View audiobookEl rey del salitre que derrotó a Balmaceda
By: Guillermo Parvex
Narrated by: Adrián Wowczuk
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Crónica histórica que revela la influencia del inglés John Thomas North en la revolución de 1891 que acabó con el gobierno del José Manuel Balmaceda.
El tema es la Guerra Civil de 1891. El eje conductor será la demostración, respaldada por archivos históricos, que José Manuel Balmaceda estuvo a punto de cambiar el destino de la revolución ... Read more
African History for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the History of Africa
By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Jay Herbert
Length: 1 hour 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Did you know that Africa is the birthplace of humankind?In this audiobook, you will travel through the vast continent of Africa. Journey back to ancient times, and discover one of the earliest and most famous civilizations, ancient Egypt. We will then travel through the Middle Ages, discovering some of the largest empires in Africa to ever... Read more
View audiobookBiografía de Jacques Lacan
By: Oslos Molina
Narrated by: Oslos Molina
Length: 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Jacques Lacan(París, 1901 - 1981) Psiquiatra, filósofo y psicoanalista francés. Basó su obra en una revisión de las teorías de Freud y fue una de las figuras más importantes del estructuralismo francés contemporáneo. Como teórico y médico suscitó casi siempre adhesiones y rechazos radicales. Su relación con el movimiento freudiano contrastaba... Read more
View audiobookThe Inca Empire for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the Incas and Their Civilization, from Early Beginnings to the Spanish Conquest
By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Jay Herbert
Length: 1 hour 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Get ready for a journey into the mountains of South America!Grab your investigative tools, and get ready to meet the Inca people. They were the biggest civilization in the Americas during their time, so how did they fall so quickly to the Spanish conquistadors? Dive into this audiobook to learn more about the Inca Empire in a fun, up-to-date... Read more
View audiobookCiudades de Mesopotamia: Una guía fascinante de Eridú, Uruk, Ur, Acad, Assur, Lagash, Babilonia, Nippur, Nimrud y Nínive
By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Luis Trumper
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
Dinastías, ciudades-imperios, dioses y leyendas: todo se desarrolló por primera vez en la exuberante región de Mesopotamia hace miles de años. Pero, ¿cómo se convirtió una franja de tierra en el hogar de algunos de los imperios más impresionantes de la historia?Descubre una época en la que la humanidad estaba tratando de dar sentido al mundo que... Read more
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