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Generation Friends
By: Saul Austerlitz
Narrated by: Barrett Leddy
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Friends, published for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the show's premiere. Howyoudoin’?
In September 1994, six friends sat down in their favorite coffee shop and began bantering about sex, relationships, jobs, and just about everything else. A quarter of a century later, new fans are still finding their... Read more
Hunt the Bismarck
By: Angus Konstam
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Hunt the Bismarck tells the story of Operation Rheinübung, the Atlantic sortie of the Nazi Germany's largest battleship in May 1941.
Bismarck entered service in the summer of 1940. She was well-armed, with eight 15-inch guns as well as a powerful array of lighter weapons, while her armored protection earned her the reputation of being... Read more
Opening the Red Door
By: John A. Bernbaum
Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
After the Berlin Wall fell, a group of Christian colleges in the U.S. seized the opportunity to begin strategic faculty and student exchanges with universities inside the Soviet Union. They could not have foreseen the doors that would open next. During a 1990 visit to Russia, John Bernbaum and his colleagues received a surprising invitation from... Read more
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MacArthur’s Air Force
By: Bill Yenne
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth and Seventh) under his command possessed 4,004 combat aircraft, 433... Read more
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Botschaft an die Menschheit (Ungekürzt)
By: Chief Seattle
Narrated by: Marcel Zehnder
Length: 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Die legendäre Rede des Häuptlings Seattle von 1854 an den Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika - ein visionäres Plädoyer für den Schutz der Umwelt und der Erde. Read more
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Billy Graham
By: David Aikman
Narrated by: Bob Souer
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
If there were such a job as the nation's pastor, Billy Graham would be the prime candidate.Having known more American presidents, foreign leaders, and famous people than any other American living or dead, he has been uniquely able to speak to the heart of the average person and bring peace and clarity to a nation in trying times. Graham's... Read more
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David Dixon Porter: The Life and Legacy of the Distinguished Union Rear Admiral during the Civil War
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
Length: 1 hour 58 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. Since the war's start over 150 years ago, the battles have been subjected to endless debate among historians and the generals themselves. The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in... Read more
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This Land Is Our Land
By: Jedediah Purdy
Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Length: 3 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Today, we are at a turning point as we face ecological and political crises that are rooted in conflicts over the land itself. But these problems can be solved if we draw on elements of our tradition that move us toward a new commonwealth—a community founded on the well-being of all people and the natural world.
From the coalfields of... Read more
The Carolingian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Carolingian Dynasty and Their Large Empire That Covered Most of Western Europe During the Reign of Charlemagne
By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Carolingian Empire, then pay attention...One of the few names to emerge from the Dark Ages to live on today is that of Charlemagne. After the fall of Rome, Western Europe was in almost complete disarray for several centuries, with different tribes and factions running different parts of the... Read more
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Guardians of Churchill's Secret Army
By: Peter Dixon
Narrated by: Peter Dixon
Length: 6 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
It was life or death. A single slip could lead to arrest, torture, execution. The wrong ration book. A hasty answer to a suspicious question. Trusting the wrong person.The men and women who served as agents of the World War 2 Special Operations Executive were courageous. But courage was not enough. They also needed to learn the caution and... Read more
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Kosmos 954 and Operation Morning Light: The History of Efforts to Contain Radioactive Debris Spread across Canada by a Soviet Satellite
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Abridged: No
In the predawn sky of northern Canada on the morning of January 24th, 1978, a long streak of blue fire suddenly rushed across the starry vista northeast of the remote town of Yellowknife. Those out on the bitterly cold night, with a temperature many tens of degrees below zero Fahrenheit, saw a brilliant leading object sheathed in flames, blue... Read more
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The Battle of Grunwald: The History and Legacy of the the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War's Decisive Battle
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
Length: 1 hour 39 minutes
Abridged: No
While the military orders are now often tied to religion or conspiracy theories, they did once wield great power and influence in Europe, and their actions had consequences centuries after they had reached their peak. This was made clear in the wake of a major battle fought between German and Russian forces from August 26-30, 1914 during the... Read more
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Tlaloc: The History of the Aztec God of Rain and Giver of Life
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Bill Hare
Length: 2 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
One of the reasons for the prevalence of Tlaloc in the Valley of Mexico is that in the semi-arid climate, water was a powerful daily symbol. Although there were no naturally occurring water connections to the sea, the high altitude of the mountains and volcanoes that surrounded it caught the rain water well and formed five important lakes:... Read more
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Chechnya: The History of the Chechen Republic and the Ongoing Conflict with Russia
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Abridged: No
“Troops assembled villagers and townspeople, loaded them onto trucks – many deportees remembered that they were Studebakers, fresh from Lend-Lease deliveries over the Iranian border – and delivered them at previously designated railheads. ...Those who could not be moved were shot. ...[A] few fighters aside, the entire Chechen and Ingush... Read more
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Living the Sharing Economy
By: Jane Wood & Mike Scantlebury
Narrated by: Mike Scantlebury & Jane Wood
Length: 1 hour 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Jane and Mike have had a life filled with activity in invigorating, lively communities, where people help and support each other. First in South Manchester and then in Salford, in the North West of England, they were surprised to hear that sharing had once been a normal part of everyday life, especially when times were hard and uncertain. Over... Read more
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Tank Action
By: David Render & Stuart Tootal
Narrated by: Roger Davis
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander.
In 1944, David Render was a nineteen-year-old second lieutenant fresh from Sandhurst when he was sent to France. Joining the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry five days after the D-Day landings, the combat-hardened men he was sent to command did not expect him to... Read more
NASA's Pioneer and Voyager Missions: The History and Legacy of the First Space Probes to Explore the Outer Solar System and Beyond
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Bill Hare
Length: 2 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Although Apollo 11’s successful mission to the Moon is seen as the culmination of the Space Race, and the Apollo program remains NASA’s most famous, one of the space agency’s most successful endeavors came a few years later. In fact, the Pioneer program was the most diversified sequence of any of NASA’s programs, and though they’re now... Read more
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La ruta del conocimiento
By: Violet Moller
Narrated by: Elsa Veiga
Length: 11 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
El relato evocador y vibrante de cómo se rescataron las ideas del mundo clásico, el origen de nuestra herencia intelectual común. Tras la caída de Roma, muchas de las grandes ideas del mundo clásico, base del conocimiento moderno, se perdieron para siempre. Innumerables libros fueron destruidos por los cristianos, y la biblioteca de Alejandría,... Read more
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Mary Jones and Her Bible
By: Mary Emily Ropes & Christopher Wright
Narrated by: James Wood
Length: 1 hour 48 minutes
Abridged: No
A Young Girl Tries to Buy a Bible!This is a true story of a girl called Mary Jones. As soon as she can read the large Bible at the Evans’ old farmhouse, Mary makes up her mind to buy a copy for herself.After six years she has saved enough money, but there is the long journey over the Welsh mountains to Bala. And then she hears that there are no... Read more
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الأكراد الأيزيديون في العهد العثماني
By: أحمد سينو
Narrated by: سيد الرومي
Length: 15 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
الأكراد الأيزيديون في العهد العثماني من المعروف أنّ موضوع الأكراد الأيزيديين لم يولّ الاهتمام المطلوب من قبل الدارسين، كما لم تقدم دراسات حقيقيّة عن أوضاعهم، ولا سيما في بلاد الرافدين بشكل شامل لذا يحاول هذا الكتاب تسليط الضوء على الفترة الواقعة بين مطلع القرن السادس عشر الميلادي، وقيام الحرب العالميّة الأولى، ويقدم صورة تاريخيّة شاملة للأكراد... Read more
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The Pioneer Program: The History and Legacy of NASA’s Unmanned Space Missions to the Outer Solar System
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Bill Hare
Length: 1 hour 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Space exploration was always an expensive business, and throughout NASA’s history, the agency has had to justify to Congress its need for every dollar it intended to spend. This problem has helped NASA to be more careful and more creative with the money they did receive, and scientists had to justify the equipment they wanted to include on each... Read more
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The Lavender Scare
By: David K. Johnson
Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Length: 10 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
In Cold War America, Senator Joseph McCarthy enjoyed tremendous support in the fight against what he called atheistic communism. But that support stemmed less from his wild charges about communists than his more substantiated charges that "sex perverts" had infiltrated government agencies. Although now remembered as an attack on suspected... Read more
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Brooklyn
By: Thomas J. Campanella
Narrated by: William Hope
Length: 22 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
This audiobook narrated by William Hope provides an unprecedented history of Brooklyn, told through its places, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early seventeenth century to today
America's most storied urban underdog, Brooklyn has become an internationally recognized brand in recent decades—celebrated and scorned as one of the... Read more
A Poisoned Life
By: Richard Jay Hutto
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
Length: 8 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Florence Maybrick was the first American woman to be sentenced to death in England—for murdering her husband, a crime she almost certainly did not commit. Her 1889 trial was presided over by an openly misogynist judge who was later declared incompetent and died in an asylum. Hours before Maybrick was to be hanged, Queen Victoria reluctantly... Read more
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