The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World Unabr
By: Saadia Faruqi & Aneesa Mumtaz
Narrated by: Dalia Ramahi
Length: 3 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
In this biographical collection, authors Saadia Faruqi and Aneesa Mumtaz highlight some of the talented Muslim physicians, musicians, athletes, poets, and more who helped make the world we know today. A brilliant surgeon heals patients in the first millennium.A female king rules the Indian subcontinent.A poet pours his joy and grief into the... Read more
View audiobookДругая жизнь солдата
By: Виталий Друг-ой
Narrated by: Алевтина Пугач
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Сержант ПВО попадает из подмосковной учебки на Западную Украину. Дедовщина в самом разгаре. Советский Союз на грани развала. И никто за тебя не заступится. Тяжёлые испытания и борьба за выживание, через которые проходит герой книги, закаляют его характер и превращают в настоящего воина. Read more
View audiobookNo Other Gods
By: Dr. Steve Kern
Narrated by: Dr. Steve Kern
Length: 15 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
In the beginning... those three words are the unmistakable foundation for our worldview, whatever that view may be.We can all agree that there was a beginning. What did it look like? How did it happen? Who or what made it happen? The Bible answers all of these questions.No Other Gods is a verse by verse apologetic of Genesis 1-11 from the... Read more
View audiobookThe Battle of Towton: The History and Legacy of the Biggest Battle during the Wars of the Roses
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
Length: 1 hour 24 minutes
Abridged: No
When the Battle of Towton took place on Palm Sunday in 1461 near a small village in Yorkshire, it was the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil. Towton was one of the battles of the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars ravaging England from 1455-1487. These marked the longest period England has been in unrest, surpassing... Read more
View audiobookAphrodite: Captivating Greek Myths and Facts Involving the Olympian Goddess of Love
By: Matt Clayton
Narrated by: Michael Reaves
Length: 3 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Did you know that Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was also associated with the sea?Born from a strange mixture of divine blood, severed genitals, and seafoam, Aphrodite washed up on the shores of Cyprus long before the emergence of her fellow Olympians. A figure who is as petty as she is relatable, she is not only a key deity of the... Read more
View audiobookStories of the Prophets of Allah
By: Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
Narrated by: Mehraj Hussain
Length: 4 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
The prophets were chosen by Allah to guide mankind to the Divine Path. They faced many difficulties and suffered severe hardships in their efforts to call their straying people to obey and worship Allah. This edition of Stories of the Prophets of Allah presents the lives of Allah's prophets (peace and blessing be upon them). The stores were... Read more
View audiobookThe Game Is Afoot
By: Jeremy Black
Narrated by: Jake Ruddle
Length: 8 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Through the enduring eye of Sherlock Holmes, noted historian Jeremy Black traces how Holmes and his milieu evolved in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books and how Holmes continues to resonate today. Black explores the context of Doyle's ideas and stories and why they struck such a chord with readers in London, and ultimately the world. He portrays a... Read more
View audiobookThe Nation That Never Was
By: Kermit Roosevelt
Narrated by: Kermit Roosevelt
Length: 9 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Our idea of the Founders’ America and its values is not true. We are not the heirs of the Founders, but we can be the heirs of Reconstruction and its vision for equality.There’s a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law... Read more
View audiobookLectures on Ancient Philosophy
By: Manly P Hall
Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
Length: 18 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Lectures on Ancient Philosophy – Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion of Manly P. Hall’s masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. In Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, Manly P. Hall expands on the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his classic work, The... Read more
View audiobookA Brief History of the Atlantic
By: Jeremy Black
Narrated by: Roger Davis
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and readable book, Jeremy Black takes the reader through its evolution to becoming one of the most important oceans in the world.
Black discusses the importance of the Atlantic in relation to world history as... Read more
El clan de los bombarderos
By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Edson Matus
Length: 4 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
La Segunda Guerra Mundial contada desde el aire. ¿Qué ocurre cuando la tecnología y las mejores intenciones chocan en el fragor de las batallas? «Excepcional, una obra maestra».
The Wall Street Journal Durante los años previos a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en una base aérea de Alabama, un grupo de pilotos renegados forjó una idea radical.¿Qué... Read more
The Wars of the Roses
By: History Nerds
Narrated by: Angus Freathy
Length: 3 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
About empty thrones, a lot can be said. Throughout history, both ancient and near modern, a lack of an heir and the sudden death of a beloved monarch always meant trouble. When the position of a king is up for grabs, a lot of eager hands come forward. Pretenders and would-be heirs, cousins and nephews, bastard sons and daughters - they all came... Read more
View audiobookPfaffenspiegel
By: Otto von Corvin
Narrated by: Philipp Engelhardt
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Der christliche Glaube und die christlichen Kirchen spielten in der Weltgeschichte eine gewichtige Rolle. Der Einfluss der Kirchen und der Religion mag in der Gegenwart beschränkt erscheinen, in der Vergangenheit war er dies sicher nicht. Dem Papst, den Luther zu Zeiten der Reformation als ‚Teufel‘ brandmarkte, jubeln heute alljährlich Tausende... Read more
View audiobookItalia da morire
By: Adele Marini
Narrated by: Marianna Jensen, Anita Zagaria & Riccardo Ricob...
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Cosa è successo ad Anita Garibaldi, in fuga dagli Austriaci, che non ha lasciato viva le paludi di Comacchio? Il Conte di Cavour è davvero morto per una crisi malarica? Come è avvenuto l'omicidio Matteotti, che ha cambiato la Storia d'Italia? E che dire della morte di Italo Balbo, abbattuto dalla propria contraerea pochi giorni dopo l'inizio... Read more
View audiobookAnother Load of Bull
By: David Read
Narrated by: Jason Savidge
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
An historical audiobook 'Another load of Bull' by David Read, read from Jason Savidge. The war was over and David, returning to East Africa, asked himself, as did many of his contemporaries, "what next"? It was not an easy world in which to readjust. He opted to become a Livvestock Marketing Officer in Dodoma, with the Tanganyika Veterinary... Read more
View audiobookScimitar into Stanley
By: Roger Field
Narrated by: Kerry Hutchinson
Length: 7 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
In May 1982, Captain Roger Field, The Blues and Royals, attached to HQ 5th Infantry Brigade, sailed on the Queen Elizabeth 2 as part of the second wave to liberate the Falkland Islands. Surprised by what he saw at Brigade HQ, he started writing a diary.His journey took him to Fitzroy as the Argentinean aircraft struck the landing ships Sir... Read more
View audiobookThe Romantic Rationalist
By: John Piper & David Mathis
Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
Length: 6 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
C S. Lewis stands as one of the most influential Christians of the twentieth century. His commitment to the life of the mind and the life of the heart is evident in classics like the Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity―books that illustrate the unbreakable connection between rigorous thought and deep affection.With contributions from... Read more
View audiobookDer Mann Moses und die monotheistische Religion
By: Sigmund Freud
Narrated by: Norbert Wendel
Length: 5 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Das Buch besteht aus drei Essays und ist eine Erweiterung von Freuds Arbeit zur psychoanalytischen Theorie als Mittel zur Generierung von Hypothesen über historische Ereignisse. Freud stellt die Hypothese auf, dass Moses kein Hebräer war, sondern tatsächlich in den altägyptischen Adel hineingeboren wurde und wahrscheinlich ein Anhänger von... Read more
View audiobookVinterkriget
By: Allan Sandström
Narrated by: Håkan Julander
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Under 105 dagar, från november 1939 till mars 1940, höll den ojämna kampen mellan Finland och Ryssland en hel värld på helspänn. Kriget liknades vid en modern kamp mellan David och Goliat, och de finska framgångarna både förvånade och imponerade. På samma sätt som de fysiska striderna ibland var helt osannolika var det diplomatiska spel som... Read more
View audiobookThe Man Who Broke Capitalism
By: David Gelles
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times Bestseller
New York Times reporter and “Corner Office” columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that’s wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs.
In 1981, Jack Welch took over General Electric and quickly rose to fame as the first celebrity CEO. He... Read more
The History of Cleveland's Underground Railroad
By: Herbert Addison Burns
Narrated by: Herbert Addison Burns
Length: 21 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a collection of documented records of the Underground Railroad in Cleveland, Ohio. This audiobook has an enjoyable storybook style along with a vivid description of the political culture which set the tone for the underground railroad, in addition are the names of railroad conductors, fugitive slaves, and conflicting views within the... Read more
View audiobookThe First Counterspy
By: Kay Haas & Walter W. Pickut
Narrated by: Holly Adams
Length: 12 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
The First Counterspy is the pulse-quickening and traumatic story of spy, counterspy, and an American family unwittingly caught in its web. Until this case, the FBI had never recruited civilian counterspies to catch a Soviet agent. The first two were Larry Haas, a leading aviation engineer at Bell Aviation, and Leona Franey, head librarian at... Read more
View audiobookThe Operating System
By: Eric Laursen
Narrated by: Bea Flowers
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
“By what cunning perversion of logic and history has the modern capitalist State persuaded us that it is the only possible form of polity? Why do we passively accept its claim to inevitability and its lame excuses for the increasingly invasive surveillance of our private lives? How do the already powerful hide short-cuts to even greater... Read more
View audiobookAfrican Founders
By: David Hackett Fischer
Narrated by: Lamarr Gulley
Length: 35 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
In this sweeping, foundational work, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David Hackett Fischer draws on extensive research to show how enslaved Africans and their descendants enlarged American ideas of freedom in varying ways in different regions of the early United States.
African Founders explores the little-known history of how enslaved people... Read more