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When Women Ruled the World
By: Maureen Quilligan
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Length: 9 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century.
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Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars—yet it... Read more
To Rescue the Republic
By: Bret Baier & Catherine Whitney
Narrated by: Bret Baier
Length: 11 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 New York Times BestsellerFox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant ""To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book."" —Douglas BrinkleyAn epic history spanning the battlegrounds of the Civil War and the violent turmoil... Read more
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Seed Money
By: Bartow J. Elmore
Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
An authoritative and eye-opening history that examines how Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our food system.
Monsanto, a St. Louis chemical firm that became the world’s largest maker of genetically engineered seeds, merged with German pharma-biotech giant Bayer in 2018—but its Roundup Ready® seeds, introduced twenty-five years ago,... Read more
The War on the Uyghurs
By: Sean R. Roberts
Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
The first account of one of the world’s most pressing humanitarian catastrophes. This book reveals how China has used the US-led Global War on Terror as cover for its increasingly brutal suppression of the Uyghur people. China’s actions, it argues, have emboldened states around the globe to persecute ethnic minorities and severely repress... Read more
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The Lost Café Schindler
By: Meriel Schindler
Narrated by: Caitlin Cavannaugh
Length: 14 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Meriel Schindler spent her adult life trying to keep her father, Kurt, at bay. But when he died in 2017, he left behind piles of Nazi-era documents related to her family’s fate in Innsbruck, Austria, and a treasure trove of family albums reaching back to before World War I. Meriel was forced to confront not only their fractured relationship but... Read more
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The Legal Analyst
By: Ward Farnsworth
Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
Length: 14 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
There are two kinds of knowledge law school teaches: legal rules on the one hand, and tools for thinking about legal problems on the other. Although the tools are far more interesting and useful than the rules, they tend to be neglected in favor of other aspects of the curriculum. In The Legal Analyst, Ward Farnsworth brings together in one... Read more
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Churchill's Shadow
By: Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Length: 23 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Winston Churchill is generally considered one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, revered for his opposition to appeasement, his defiance in the face of German bombing of England, his political prowess, and his memorable speeches. He became the savior of his country, as prime minister during the most perilous period in British... Read more
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Capote's Women
By: Laurence Leamer
Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
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New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scandalous true stories behind Truman Capote's never-published final novel, Answered Prayers—the dark secrets, tragic glamour,... Read more
The Man Who Hated Women
By: Amy Sohn
Narrated by: Amy Sohn
Length: 11 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Bestselling author Amy Sohn presents a narrative history of Anthony Comstock, antivice activist and US postal inspector, and the remarkable women who opposed his war on women’s rights at the turn of the twentieth century.Anthony Comstock, special agent to the US Post Office, was one of the most important men in the lives of nineteenth-century... Read more
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Socrates
By: C.C.W. Taylor
Narrated by: Michael Page
Length: 4 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; it is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been unimaginably different. Yet Socrates wrote nothing himself, and our knowledge of him is derived primarily from the engaging and infuriating figure... Read more
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Roadmap to a Brighter Future
By: Paul A. Laudicina
Narrated by: Paul A. Laudicina
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
The future doesn't just happen. It's a choice that we can and must help determine. But as our deeply divided nation reels from converging crises and seemingly intractable discord, where do we begin when the stakes are unfathomably high?
With multiple possible futures before us, Americans need to understand the specific consequences of our... Read more
Historiens största fälttåg
By: Allt om Historia
Narrated by: Dan Kandell
Length: 5 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Först var de dödsfiender. Sedan blev de affärspartners, därpå allierade, rivaler och så dödsfiender igen. Förhållandet mellan Hitler och Stalin förvirrade alla som försökte följa de båda männens vilja och det är tveksamt om huvudpersonerna själva förstod situationen till fullo. Operation Barbarossa gjorde slut på all tvekan.Operation Barbarossa... Read more
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Concepcion
By: Albert Samaha
Narrated by: Albert Samaha
Length: 11 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
“Absolutely extraordinary...A landmark in the contemporary literature of the diaspora.” —Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror
“If Concepcion were only about Samaha’s mother, it would already be wholly worthwhile. But she was one of eight children in the Concepcion family, whose ancestry Samaha traces in this. . . powerful book.” –The New York... Read more
The Loneliest Americans
By: Jay Caspian Kang
Narrated by: Intae Kim
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
A “provocative and sweeping” (Time) blend of family history and original reportage that explores—and reimagines—Asian American identity in a Black and white world
“[Kang’s] exploration of class and identity among Asian Americans will be talked about for years to come.”—Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
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The Hitler Years
By: Frank McDonough
Narrated by: Paul McGann
Length: 22 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
The second volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler's hand, ending with his death and Germany's disastrous defeat.In The Hitler Years: Disaster, 1940–1945, Frank McDonough completes his brilliant two-volume history of Germany under Hitler’s Third Reich. At the beginning of 1940, Germany was at the pinnacle of its power. By May... Read more
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Washington at the Plow
By: Bruce A. Ragsdale
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
Length: 12 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
George Washington spent more of his working life farming than he did at war or in political office. For over forty years, he devoted himself to the improvement of agriculture.
Washington at the Plow depicts the "first farmer of America" as a leading practitioner of the New Husbandry, a transatlantic movement that spearheaded advancements in... Read more
World Religions
By: John Bowker
Narrated by: Rochelle Cannon
Length: 13 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Baffled by Buddhism? Confused by Catholicism? Mystified by Mysticism? World Religions can lift the cloud surrounding the main faiths of the world.
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Buddhism and many more key faiths are explained clearly; providing detailed insight into the key practices and figures of each religion, this is perfect for... Read more
Midnight in Washington
By: Adam Schiff
Narrated by: Adam Schiff
Length: 18 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The vital inside account of American democracy in its darkest hour, from the rise of autocracy unleashed by Trump to the January 6 insurrection, and a warning that those forces remain as potent as ever—from the congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald J. Trump
“Engaging and informative . . . a manual for... Read more
Oscar Wilde
By: Matthew Sturgis
Narrated by: John Pirkis
Length: 34 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
The fullest, most textural, most accurate—most human—account of Oscar Wilde's unique and dazzling life—based on extensive new research and newly discovered materials, from Wilde's personal letters and transcripts of his first trial to newly uncovered papers of his early romantic (and dangerous) escapades and the two-year prison term that... Read more
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The Legend of Robin Hood: A Short Story (Ungekürzt)
By: Chris de Burgh
Narrated by: Chris de Burgh
Length: 1 hour 1 minute
Abridged: No
After Chris was asked to co-write a new musical "The Legend of Robin Hood" he also decided to embark on an album project expanding the idea with this accompanying audio book which he wrote and recorded,and you can now hear the legendary story with him as the narrator. "Come away with me on a journey back in time, back to the 12th Century and the... Read more
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The Toltec Civilization: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Toltecs, Starting from the Classic Maya Period in Mesoamerica to the Rise of the Aztec Empire
By: Enthralling History
Narrated by: Jay Herbert
Length: 3 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
If you are curious about how the intriguing Toltec civilization started, how the people lived, and how their culture influenced later generations, then pay attention!Precursors to the Aztecs (amazing in their own right), the Toltec people were the pre-columbian Mesoamerican civilization honored for their artisanship and tactile warfare –... Read more
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My Favorite Bedtime Stories from The Holy Quran
By: The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection
Narrated by: Brad Grochowski
Length: 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Stories of the Coran give us hope and comfort, knowing that people in the past went through similar experiences and struggles that we go through. Stories of the Holy Quran teach us morals and ethics. Stories of the Quran increase our Iman (Faith) in Allah (God), the Glorious.★★ My Favorite Bedtime Stories from The Holy Quran ★★ aims to share... Read more
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Lights, Camera, Witchcraft
By: Heather Greene
Narrated by: Eva Wilhelm
Length: 17 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
No industry has been as influential at shaping the popular notion of what it means to be a witch quite as much as Hollywood. This book traces the fascinating history of witchcraft and witches in American film and television. From Joan the Woman and The Wizard of Oz to Carrie and Charmed, author and film scholar Heather Greene explores how these... Read more
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Un México posible
By: José Antonio Fernández C., Salvador Alva G. & A...
Narrated by: Beto Moreno
Length: 4 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
<p align="center"><strong>Una perspectiva de cambio para que nos convirtamos en el país que deseamos, capaz de transitar por el siglo XXI con una visión incluyente, eficaz y entusiasta. </p></strong> México está lleno de <strong>gente talentosa y capaz</strong>,... Read more
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