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The Maroons: The History and Legacy of African Descendants Who Formed Free Settlements across the Americas
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
Length: 1 hour 36 minutes
Abridged: No
The Underground Railroad is one of the most taught topics to young schoolchildren, and every American is familiar with the idea of fugitive slaves escaping to Canada and the North with the help of determined abolitionists and even former escaped slaves like Harriet Tubman. The secrecy involved in the Underground Railroad made it one of the most... Read more
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The Rape of the Nile, Revised and Updated
By: Brian Fagan
Narrated by: Michael Langan
Length: 10 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by renowned archaeology author Brian Fagan, with characters that include the ancient historian Herodotus; Theban tomb robbers; obelisk-stealing Romans; Coptic Christians determined to erase the... Read more
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William Wallace
By: History Nerds
Narrated by: Theodore Zephyr
Length: 1 hour 28 minutes
Abridged: No
The history of the Scottish nation is full to the brim with glorious heroes and epic struggles. Throughout the centuries of its fight for independence, Scotland gave birth to some truly exceptional men and women, who went above and beyond the call of duty for the freedom of their home country. This fight for independence has ever since inspired... Read more
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The Inheritors
By: Eve Fairbanks
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Length: 12 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction
This “elegant” and “unfailingly empathetic” narrative (The New York Times) follows three ordinary South Africans living through the most extraordinary reckoning with race and power any modern country has ever faced.
Dipuo, who grew up in apartheid-era Johannesburg’s largest Black... Read more
Slavery and Social Death
By: Orlando Patterson
Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
Length: 18 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
In a work of prodigious scholarship and enormous breadth, which draws on the tribal, ancient, premodern, and modern worlds, Orlando Patterson discusses the internal dynamics of slavery in sixty-six societies over time. Slavery is shown to be a parasitic relationship between master and slave, invariably entailing the violent domination of a... Read more
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Daughters of the Church
By: Ruth A. Tucker & Walter L. Liefeld
Narrated by: Norma Butikofer
Length: 24 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Rich in historical events and colorfully written, this fascinating account of women in the church spans nearly two thousand years of church history.The very fact that listeners may find themselves surprised now and again by the prominent role of women in certain events and movements proves an inequality that historical narrative has often been... Read more
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Searching for Harry Chapin's America
By: Pat Fenton
Narrated by: David Amram
Length: 3 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
In "Searching for Harry Chapin’s America: Remember When the Music," journalist Pat Fenton describes his road trips to the towns and people that inspired Harry Chapin’s most renowned songs. While Fenton’s account includes exclusive interviews with Chapin’s family and associates, and an excerpt from Chapin’s unpublished writings, the audio... Read more
The Sewing Girl's Tale
By: John Wood Sweet
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times Editors’ Choice
Winner of the Bancroft Prize
Winner of the New York Society Library's New York City Book Award
A riveting Revolutionary Era drama of the first published rape trial in American history and its long, shattering aftermath, revealing how much has changed over two centuries—and how much has not
On a moonless night in the... Read more
Revival Fire
By: Wesley L. Duewel
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
Length: 12 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Fire blazes from heaven, and a stone altar erupts in flame. So begins a spiritual awakening, the kindling of a revival fire still burning today.Beginning with Elijah and God's tremendous one-day revival of Israel, Wesley Duewel tells stories of revivals spanning the globe from America to China to Africa, all brought by obedience and heartfelt... Read more
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Doctors and Distillers
By: Camper English
Narrated by: Joanna Carpenter
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
“At last, a definitive guide to the medicinal origins of every bottle behind the bar! This is the cocktail book of the year, if not the decade.” —Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants
“A fascinating book that makes a brilliant historical case for what I’ve been saying all along: alcohol is good for you…okay maybe it’s not... Read more
I Give You My Heart
By: Wendy Holden
Narrated by: Helen Langford
Length: 7 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
An unlikely friendship between two couples leads to one of the most remarkable acts of selfless sacrifice when the Nazis invade their country.
A teenage girl, guilty only of being Jewish, is saved from the fate that awaits her family and hidden by her parents' Catholic friends—who pay the ultimate price for their bravery. So much was risked and... Read more
Why They Stay
By: Anne Michaud
Narrated by: Sara Morsey
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Why do good women stay with bad men?What if political wives are just as calculating as their infamous husbands?If Hillary Clinton had left her marriage, she might only be known as the spurned wife of a retired politician. Instead, she became the first woman to run for U.S. president on a major party ticket.Veteran political journalist Anne... Read more
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The Burma Wars
By: George Bruce
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
Length: 5 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Between 1824 and 1885 Britain and Burma fought in three deadly struggles.
The first was the longest and most expensive war in British Indian history, the second was criticized at the time as being caused by gunboat diplomacy, and the third led to the removal of Burma's Konbaung dynasty and the incorporation of Burma into the British Raj.
These... Read more
How to Be a Patriotic Christian
By: Richard J. Mouw
Narrated by: Jim Seybert
Length: 4 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
What does it mean to love our country?
Some Christians see loyalty to America as central to our faith and identity. Other Christians are skeptical that our nation warrants such devotion or attachment. But Richard Mouw encourages Christians to have a healthy sense of national peoplehood that promotes civic kinship and responsible citizenship. He... Read more
Save my Children
By: Leon Kleiner & Edwin Stepp
Narrated by: David Colacci
Length: 8 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A young Jewish boy and his siblings fleeing a world destroyed by hate. A notoriously cruel anti-Semite hunting for Jews. Why did this murderer risk his own life to save these children?
An eleven-year-old boy and his siblings fight for survival after the evil of the Nazi regime descends upon Poland. Time after time, they miraculously escape... Read more
Rum Rebels
By: Martyna Halas & René van Hoven
Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
Length: 4 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
Once known as a sailor's drink, rum has matured into a refined spirit. In some Caribbean countries, rum is offered as a libation to the gods. In others, it is aged and savored on the rocks. But in the most magical places, rum is distilled by women.
The art of cocktails, rum, and women. Rum has been the drink of rebels since the Old World. Now,... Read more
On Distant Service
By: Susan M. Stein
Narrated by: Bryan Carmody
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
On July 18, 1924, a mob in Tehran killed U.S. foreign service officer Robert Whitney Imbrie. His violent death, the first political murder in the history of the service, outraged the American people. Though Imbrie’s loss briefly made him a cause célèbre, subsequent events quickly obscured his extraordinary life and career.Susan M. Stein tells... Read more
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The People of the Abyss
By: Jack London
Narrated by: Peter Yearsley
Length: 6 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathise with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke... Read more
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Greek Mythology: An Enthralling Overview of Greek Myths, Gods, and Goddesses
By: Enthralling History
Narrated by: Jay Herbert
Length: 4 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Greek mythology influences us today. For instance, did you know that the famous athletic brand Nike comes from the Greek goddess of victory?Greek mythology has, without a doubt, some of the most well-known legends in the world. Like most people, the Olympians had their fair share of family drama. This audiobook pays strict attention to the... Read more
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The House of Tudor: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Tudors
By: Enthralling History
Narrated by: Jay Herbert
Length: 5 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
Scandals, secrets, betrayals, politics, ambitions, romances, fatal attraction, pirates, armadas, and disaster—how much do you really know about the House of Tudor? In recent years, the Tudors have been the subject of books, movies, and television series. Their lives have been dissected and used as entertainment, but how much is fact, and how... Read more
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Egyptian Mythology: An Enthralling Overview of Egyptian Myths, Gods, and Goddesses
By: Enthralling History
Narrated by: Jay Herbert
Length: 4 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Did you know that the ancient Egyptians believed in life after death? You will be amazed at how hard they prepared for the afterlife! This audiobook is loaded with stories of the lives of the ancient Egyptians, their gods, and some of the greatest myths in antiquity. The gods played an important role in people’s lives; you might be surprised to... Read more
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Viking
By: Rasmus Rasmussen
Narrated by: Kim Rasmussen
Length: 5 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
In his book, Rasmus Rasmussen provides a full account of the Viking's [1893] journey from Norway to Chicago from a crew-member's point of view. The trip was not without peril and hardship. Their accommodations were crude. The weather, at times, threatened their very lives. Most cities rolled out the red carpet to meet them, but one rolled out... Read more
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Omoiyari
By: Amadeus Sorensen
Narrated by: M. Alexandria Steeves
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Omoiyari is the philosophy of selfless compassion.This is the audiobook to help you see the beauty in omoiyari and bring harmony into your own life. All simply by bringing happiness into the lives of others. Understanding the foundations of omoiyari will give an even greater sense of embodiment and appreciation. From the main branch omoi and... Read more
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Food Guide for War Service at Home
By: Katherine Blunt, Frances Swain & Florence Powde...
Narrated by: Maria Kasper
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes
Abridged: No
The long war has brought hunger to Europe; some of her peoples stand constantly face to face with starvation. To meet all this great food need in Europe—and meeting it is an imperative military necessity—we must be very careful and economical in our food use here at home. We must eat less; we must waste nothing; we must equalize the distribution... Read more
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