History audiobooks

Bitcoin Nation

By: Michael Anton Fischer

Narrated by: Michael Anton Fischer

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Is Bitcoin the key to solving our societal challenges? In "Bitcoin Nation," we dive deep into this idea. Discover the basics of money and Bitcoin and then envision a world shaped by it. Could entire nations operate on Bitcoin? How would governance change on a Bitcoin Standard? This book breaks it down for everyone, whether you're new to the... Read more

The Wars that Forged Ancient Rome: The History of the Military Campaigns that Established Antiquity’s Greatest Empire

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Bill Caufield

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The Roman army is one of the most famous fighting forces in history. Through its power and prowess, a once obscure Italian city forged an empire that encircled the Mediterranean and covered half of Europe. The physical remains of its presence can be traced from the mountainous borders of Scotland to the arid deserts of Egypt, but its legacy is... Read more

Historias de la Revolución estadounidense: Historias olvidadas de valentía, traición y triunfo durante la guerra de la Independencia

By: Ahoy Publications

Narrated by: Luis Trumper

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Sumérjase en la historia de la Revolución estadounidense.¿Es usted un entusiasta de la historia y quiere saber más sobre la guerra de la Independencia?¿Busca un libro de historia que contenga algo más que los datos habituales sobre un acontecimiento histórico concreto?¿Desea conocer acontecimientos y personajes olvidados que marcaron este... Read more

The Origins of the Modern World

By: Robert B. Marks

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

Length: 12 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World and upon the maturing field... Read more

Yuri Bezmenov and Anatoliy Golitsyn: The Controversial History of the Soviet Union’s Most Impactful Defectors

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Bill Caufield

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The KGB is one of the most famous abbreviations of the 20th century, and it has become synonymous with the shadowy and often violent actions of the Soviet Union’s secret police and internal security agencies. In fact, it is often used to refer to the Soviet state security agencies throughout its history, from the inception of the Cheka... Read more

Exvangelical and Beyond

By: Blake Chastain

Narrated by: Blake Chastain

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A pioneer of the “exvangelical” movement examines how toxic right-wing beliefs took over American Christianity—and why people are leaving the church and speaking out against it

With the rise of Trumpism, the American evangelical movement has more political influence than ever—yet at the same time, people are leaving Christianity in record... Read more

America First

By: H. W. Brands

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 14 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands narrates the fierce debate over America's role in the world in the runup to World War II through its two most important figures: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who advocated intervention, and his isolationist nemesis, aviator and popular hero Charles Lindbergh.

Hitler's invasion of... Read more

Eric Krasno Plus One, Vol. 14

By: Eric Krasno

Narrated by: Eric Krasno

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Eric Krasno Plus One is an interview-style series that brings listeners backstage and deep into the lives of incredible musicians.After twenty years on the road, Eric Krasno has spent time sharing stories with countless artists—and these conversations have become some of his most cherished memories. In Eric Krasno Plus One, the audience is... Read more

Jewish Life in Medieval Spain

By: Jonathan Ray

Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg

Length: 13 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Jewish Life in Medieval Spain is a detailed exploration of the Jewish experience in medieval Spain from the dawn of Sephardic society in the ninth century to the expulsion of 1492. An important contribution of the book is the integration of the rise and fall of Jewish life in Muslim al-Andalus into the history of the Jews in medieval Christian... Read more

Eric Krasno Plus One, Vol. 15

By: Eric Krasno

Narrated by: Eric Krasno

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Eric Krasno Plus One is an interview-style series that brings listeners backstage and deep into the lives of incredible musicians.After twenty years on the road, Eric Krasno has spent time sharing stories with countless artists—and these conversations have become some of his most cherished memories. In Eric Krasno Plus One, the audience is... Read more

The Involuntary American

By: Carol Gardner

Narrated by: Susan Hanfield

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

In the winter of 1650–51, 150 ragged Scottish prisoners of war arrived at Massachusetts Bay Colony, where they were sold as indentured laborers for twenty to thirty pounds each. Among them was Thomas Doughty, a common foot soldier who had survived the Battle of Dunbar. Doughty was among some 420 Scottish soldiers who were captured during the War... Read more

Moguls

By: Michael Benson & Craig Singer

Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Groundbreaking pioneers of the Hollywood Dream Factory, Joseph and Nicholas Schenck may not have been household names like the Warner brothers or Louis B. Mayer, but they were infinitely more powerful, influential—and ruthless. A pair of Russian immigrants with giant ambitions, the Schencks turned their small nickelodeon business in New York's... Read more

A History of Russia

By: Nicholas V. Riasanovsky & Mark D. Steinberg

Narrated by: Rich Miller

Length: 33 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Now extensively revised in this ninth edition, A History of Russia covers the entire span of the country's history, from ancient times to the post-communist present. Keeping with the hallmark of the text, Riasanovsky and Steinberg examine all aspects of Russia's history—political, international, military, economic, social, and cultural—with a... Read more

Eric Krasno Plus One, Vol. 12

By: Eric Krasno

Narrated by: Eric Krasno

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Eric Krasno Plus One is an interview-style series that brings listeners backstage and deep into the lives of incredible musicians.After twenty years on the road, Eric Krasno has spent time sharing stories with countless artists—and these conversations have become some of his most cherished memories. In Eric Krasno Plus One, the audience is... Read more

Hopped Up

By: Jeffrey M. Pilcher

Narrated by: Danny Hughes

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Virtually every country has a bestselling or iconic national beer brand. Yet, with the sole exception of Ireland's Guinness, every label represents the same style: light, crisp, clear, Pilsner lager. But this modern beer is just as much a product of globalization, invented and reinvented around the world.



Here eminent food historian Jeffrey M.... Read more

Finding Oz

By: Evan I. Schwartz

Narrated by: Will Tulin

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking new look at an American icon, The Wizard of Oz. Finding Oz tells the remarkable tale behind one of the world’s most enduring and best loved stories. Offering profound new insights into the true origins and meaning of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 masterwork, it delves into the personal turmoil and spiritual transformation that fueled... Read more

A Haunted Road Atlas: Next Stop

By: Christine Schiefer & Em Schulz

Narrated by: Christine Schiefer & Em Schulz

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Grab your beverage of choice, we’re going back on the road! Bringing you A Haunted Road Atlas: Next Stop, from the New York Times Bestselling authors of true crime/supernatural podcast And That’s Why We Drink!

From the truest crimes to the spookiest supernaturals, this guide will have even more illustrated stories, beverage pit stops, and ice... Read more

Eric Krasno Plus One, Vol. 11

By: Eric Krasno

Narrated by: Eric Krasno

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Eric Krasno Plus One is an interview-style series that brings listeners backstage and deep into the lives of incredible musicians.After twenty years on the road, Eric Krasno has spent time sharing stories with countless artists—and these conversations have become some of his most cherished memories. In Eric Krasno Plus One, the audience is... Read more

Eric Krasno Plus One, Vol. 10

By: Eric Krasno

Narrated by: Eric Krasno

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Eric Krasno Plus One is an interview-style series that brings listeners backstage and deep into the lives of incredible musicians.After twenty years on the road, Eric Krasno has spent time sharing stories with countless artists—and these conversations have become some of his most cherished memories. In Eric Krasno Plus One, the audience is... Read more

Eric Krasno Plus One, Vol. 7

By: Eric Krasno

Narrated by: Eric Krasno

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Eric Krasno Plus One is an interview-style series that brings listeners backstage and deep into the lives of incredible musicians.After twenty years on the road, Eric Krasno has spent time sharing stories with countless artists—and these conversations have become some of his most cherished memories. In Eric Krasno Plus One, the audience is... Read more

Eric Krasno Plus One, Vol. 8

By: Eric Krasno

Narrated by: Eric Krasno

Length: 6 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Eric Krasno Plus One is an interview-style series that brings listeners backstage and deep into the lives of incredible musicians.After twenty years on the road, Eric Krasno has spent time sharing stories with countless artists—and these conversations have become some of his most cherished memories. In Eric Krasno Plus One, the audience is... Read more

Eric Krasno Plus One, Vol. 9

By: Eric Krasno

Narrated by: Eric Krasno

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Eric Krasno Plus One is an interview-style series that brings listeners backstage and deep into the lives of incredible musicians.After twenty years on the road, Eric Krasno has spent time sharing stories with countless artists—and these conversations have become some of his most cherished memories. In Eric Krasno Plus One, the audience is... Read more

Priests of History

By: Sarah Irving-Stonebraker

Narrated by: Kellie Jones

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

How can Christians engage meaningfully with history?In an age underpinned by the idea that life is about self-invention and fulfilment, contemporary Western culture holds that the past has little to teach us. We live in what this book terms the "Ahistoric Age," in which we are profoundly disconnected from history.In the attempt to appear... Read more

The Violent Take It By Force

By: Matthew D. Taylor

Narrated by: Asa Siegel

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Over the last decade, the Religious Right has evolved. Some of the more extreme beliefs of American evangelicalism have begun to take hold in the mainstream. Scholar Matthew D. Taylor pulls back the curtain on a little-known movement of evangelical Christians who see themselves waging spiritual battles on a massive scale. Known as the New... Read more