History audiobooks

帝王系列-武则天

By: 杨发兴

Narrated by: 花爷、天亮、天泽、巨肥的教书匠、艺丑、碧霄、香岚儿、月白花樊

Length: 26 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：她是中国历史 上的一位女皇帝——武则天。她以自己睥睨古今的大气派，以敢为天下先的勇气，兴利除弊，治理天下，成为一个有史以来有威权，伟大的女人。她在一个男权至上的社会，纵情声色，为稗官野史留下无穷扑朔迷离的素材。她的美貌、智慧、狡诈、狠毒、领导艺术、领袖魅力、卓越的洞见力，都为后世百姓和文人津津乐道，千百年来不休。她为后世留下了大量真真假假的传说故事，无论是她的名字，还是出生甚至死后立碑，都流传着各种说法，可以说她的一生都笼罩在神话和传说之中。 Read more

To Overthrow the World

By: Sean McMeekin

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 16 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

From an award-winning historian, a new global history of Communism 

When the USSR collapsed in 1991, the world was certain that Communism was dead. Today, three decades later, it is clear that it was not. While Russia may no longer be Communist, Communism and sympathy for Communist ideas have proliferated across the globe. 
 
In To Overthrow the... Read more

Represent

By: Michael Eric Dyson & Marc Favreau

Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Read about the electrifying and continuing fight for voting rights—and discover your place in it—in this dramatic exploration of American democracy, from renowned thought leader Michael Eric Dyson and widely celebrated author Marc Favreau.

One of the most important and least understood true stories of our nation, the fight for representation is... Read more

The Art of the Interesting

By: Lorraine Besser

Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Philosopher and popular Middlebury professor Dr. Lorraine Besser reveals the missing third piece in our search for the Good Life—what she calls The Interesting—and teaches us how to cultivate it in our lives.

Do you know anyone who's truly living The Good Life? Traditionally, philosophers and psychologists have thought of the Good Life in terms... Read more

Lincoln's Lieutenants

By: Stephen W. Sears

Narrated by: James Conlan

Length: 31 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

From the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac

“A masterful synthesis . . . A narrative about amazing courage and astonishing gutlessness . . . It explains why Union movements worked and, more often, didn’t work in clear-eyed explanatory prose that’s vivid and direct.”... Read more

A Quiet Company of Dangerous Men

By: Shannon Monaghan

Narrated by: George Weightman

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The untold story of four special operations officers who fought together behind enemy lines across multiple theaters of World War II, and then continued to serve, officially and unofficially, for decades after in the hottest parts of the Cold War

There have always been special warriors; Achilles and his Myrmidons are the obvious classical... Read more

A Noble Ruin

By: W. Jeffrey Tatum

Narrated by: Christopher Grove

Length: 21 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A complex and captivating portrait of Mark Antony that offers a fresh perspective on the fall of the Roman Republic



In his lifetime, Mark Antony was a famous man. Ally and avenger of Julius Caesar, rhetorical target of Cicero, lover of Cleopatra, and mortal enemy of Octavian (the future emperor Augustus), Antony played a leading role in the... Read more

Rome and Attila

By: Nick Holmes

Narrated by: Nigel Patterson

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"A skilled storyteller . . . Holmes presents a riveting account of Rome's decline" —Kirkus Reviews



Attila is a household name. But his true character and impact on the Roman Empire have always remained elusive. Until now.



In the first major work written about Attila in decades, Nick Holmes rewrites the story of Attila and Rome. Contrary to his... Read more

Ireland: A Short History

By: Joseph Coohill

Narrated by: Enda Oates

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

From the first prehistoric inhabitants of the island to the St Andrews Agreement and decommissioning of IRA weapons, this uniquely concise account of Ireland and its people reveals how differing interpretations of history, ancient and modern, have influenced modern Irish society. Combining factual information with a critical approach, Coohill... Read more

Hiroshima

By: M. G. Sheftall

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 17 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

One of Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction From 2024

The first volume in a two-book series about each of the atomic bomb drops that ended the Pacific War based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors to tell a story of devastation and resilience

In this vividly rendered historical narrative, M. G. Sheftall layers... Read more

American Knights

By: Victor Failmezger

Narrated by: James R. Cheatham

Length: 13 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

As the war began to swing in the favor of the Allies, it became clear that no final defeat of the Third Reich would be possible until the armored monsters of the Panzerwaffe were defeated. But who would, or even could, take on the mighty Tigers and Panthers, just a handful of which could stop entire formations in their tracks? The answer lay... Read more

In the Blink of an Eye

By: Walter Murch

Narrated by: Chris Brinkley

Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated film editor Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted, thought -- provoking essay on film editing. Starting with what might be the most basic editing question -- Why do cuts work? -- Murch treats the reader to a wonderful ride through the aesthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers... Read more

Never Far Apart

By: Kitty Salsberg & Ellen Foster

Narrated by: Kitty Salsberg & Elva Mai Hoover

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Kati and her younger sister, Ilonka, arrive in Canada with painful memories from the Holocaust, which has taken both of their parents. Their harrowing time alone in the Budapest ghetto is fresh in their minds, as are their fragile hopes to be adopted. But their lives in Toronto are far from what they expected, and full of broken promises. As the... Read more

Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World

By: Kristie Patricia Flannery

Narrated by: Brigid Lohrey

Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World offers a new interpretation of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippine islands. Drawing on the rich archives of Spain's Asian empire, Kristie Patricia Flannery reveals that Spanish colonial officials and Catholic missionaries forged alliances with Indigenous Filipinos and Chinese migrant... Read more

The Highest Calling

By: David M. Rubenstein

Narrated by: David M. Rubenstein, Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodh...

Length: 19 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie... Read more

The Siege

By: Ben Macintyre

Narrated by: Ben Macintyre

Length: 14 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

“For six days, it was the Iranian Embassy on Princes Gate in London that riveted the world. . . . Macintyre’s superb reconstruction restores it to vivid, complex life.”—The Washington Post

A thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue attempts of our time—from the true-life espionage master and... Read more

THE GHOST OF KARGIL

By: NAVEED ALI SHEIKH

Narrated by: NAVEED ALI SHEIKH

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

 The Ghost of Kargil TGOK Season 1 - Audio book by Naveed Ali SheikhThe Season 1 of TGOK Starts with The Ghost meeting Lalakjan on the Ammo Depo • The Ghost of Kargil was part of Special Unit whose task was to coordinate between Posts on when and where Required and Provide stationary posts , Ammo and Food Reserves. Season 1 Tells us more about... Read more

You Must Stand Up

By: Amanda Becker

Narrated by: Amanda Becker

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents You Must Stand Up written and read by Amanda Becker.

The inspiring, on-the-ground story of the rising grassroots leaders in the abortion rights movement during the pivotal first year after Dobbs.

When the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization— overturning the constitutional right to abortion... Read more

C'mon, Get Happy

By: David Fantle & Tom Johnson

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred together in the MGM musical Summer Stock. In C'mon, Get Happy, authors David Fantle and Tom Johnson present a comprehensive study of this 1950 motion picture. The production coincided at a critical point in the careers of Kelly and an emotionally spent Garland. Kelly,... Read more

Burdened

By: Ryann Liebenthal

Narrated by: Eileen Stevens

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“A powerful argument for reforming this system.”—The New York TimesAn urgent investigation of student debt in America revealing the corrupt systems, rotten policies, and bad actors that have created a $1.7 trillion crisis.College costs more today than ever and is worth less. Tuition at public colleges has more than tripled in the past 50 years.... Read more

Gunlore

By: Robert Glenn Howard & Eric A. Eliason

Narrated by: Rosemary Benson, Terrence Kidd & Lyle Blaker

Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Guns are a ubiquitous part of life in the United States. Arguably more pervasive than physical guns is "gunlore," which refers to the many folklore genres related to firearms. Gunlore: Firearms, Folkways, and Communities is the first book to engage with the many narratives, rituals, folk-speech, customs, art, and handicraft encompassed by... Read more

When Freedom Is the Question, Abolition Is the Answer

By: Bill Ayers

Narrated by: Bill Ayers

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

An esteemed activist invites us to consider the complex idea of abolition as much more than a strategy or a set of tactics—at a deeper level, abolition is an entire political framework, culture, and orientation

Blending history and political theory and weaving in examples from literature, social movements, and his personal life, this book is a... Read more

Trabajo La Esclavitud Moderna La Dura Realidad Del Acoso Laboral En El Siglo XXI

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

"Trabajo La Esclavitud Moderna La Dura Realidad del Abuso Laboral en el Siglo XXI" es una obra que desvela la cruda verdad detrás del trabajo en la era contemporánea. En un mundo donde el progreso tecnológico y los derechos humanos deberían ser pilares de nuestra sociedad, millones de personas siguen atrapadas en condiciones laborales inhumanas... Read more

La Historia De Roma

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

"La Historia de Roma" es un recorrido fascinante a través de una de las civilizaciones más influyentes y duraderas de la humanidad. Desde su legendaria fundación en el 753 a.C. hasta la caída del Imperio en el 476 d.C., este libro examina los eventos, personajes y transformaciones que definieron el curso de la historia romana y, en última... Read more