History audiobooks

Жизнь в средневековом замке - Abridged

By: Фрэнсис Гис & Джозеф Гис

Narrated by: Виталий Сулимов

Length: 6 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

«Жизнь в средневековом замке» — бестселлер, познакомивший бесчисленное количество читателей с повседневным миром человека эпохи Средневековья. Исследуя историю замка под названием Чепстоу на границе между Англией и Уэльсом, известные медиевисты Джозеф и Фрэнсис Гис создают изысканный и чрезвычайно наглядный портрет повседневной жизни в Средние... Read more

Оквал Саикал В Нутшелл: 84-Летний Ритм Человеческой Цивилизации (2024)

By: Amjad Farooq

Narrated by: Amjad Farooq

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Учитывая что за последние пару десятилетий большая часть мира пережила стремительный коллапс и продолжает с каждым годом достигать нового минимума конца которому не видно, возникает вопрос является ли это новой нормой или продолжающееся безумие в конечном итоге закончится чтобы возвестить о более ярком рассвете.К счастью, мать-природа одарила... Read more

The Engines of Evil

By: Davis Truman

Narrated by: John Sullivan

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The Engines of Evil is an intelligent and comprehensive exploration of the Waffen SS's pivotal role in World War II and the Holocaust. It sheds light on how this formidable military organization not only fought battles on the front lines but also became the vanguard of Nazi terror and genocide.Key Features of the Book: In-Depth Analysis: The... Read more

La Ex Convicta Y El Millonario

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

En un mundo donde las apariencias suelen ser más importantes que la realidad, "La Ex Convicta y el Millonario" nos lleva a explorar las profundidades de la naturaleza humana a través de una historia tan inesperada como conmovedora.La protagonista, una mujer que ha cumplido su condena en prisión, se enfrenta a un desafío mayor al tratar de... Read more

A Brief History of Albert Einstein

By: Scott Matthews

Narrated by: Daniel Jones

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you captivated by the mysteries of the universe and the minds that unravel them? Eager to understand how a single equation transformed our understanding of everything from atoms to galaxies? Wondering how the thoughts of one visionary could redefine the boundaries of space, time, and reality itself?
Dive into the extraordinary life and legacy... Read more

Мальчик, который рисовал тени

By: Ориана Рамунно

Narrated by: Станислав Федорчук

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Гуго Фишер, известный криминолог, приезжает проводить расследование. Под Рождество 1943 года. В Освенцим. Предыдущие десять лет Гуго провел в Берлине, где на происходящее в концлагерях в основном закрывали глаза: страшные слухи по городу, конечно, ходили, но разумные люди не станут верить слухам, правда? И теперь Гуго сталкивается с ужасом, к... Read more

Inheritance

By: Harvey Whitehouse

Narrated by: Harvey Whitehouse

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The ancient inheritance that made us who we are—and is now driving us to ruin. Each of us is endowed with an inheritance—a set of evolved biases and cultural tools that shape every facet of our behavior. For countless generations, this inheritance has taken us to ever greater heights: driving the rise of more sophisticated technologies, more... Read more

No Democracy Lasts Forever

By: Erwin Chemerinsky

Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

No Democracy Lasts Forever argues that the Constitution has become a threat to American democracy and must be dramatically changed or replaced if secession is to be avoided.



Deeply troubled by the Constitution's inherent flaws, Erwin Chemerinsky, the renowned dean of Berkeley law school, came to the sobering conclusion that our nearly... Read more

Our Nation at Risk

By: Julian E. Zelizer & Karen J. Greenberg

Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The nation's top political scientists, historians, and legal scholars propose solutions for democracy's future



In recent years, the sight of gun-wielding citizens patrolling ballot boxes and voting sites has become increasingly familiar. Major news corporations parroting false claims of election fraud, ballot stuffing, and faulty voting systems... Read more

The Sumerians

By: Samuel Noah Kramer

Narrated by: Nigel Patterson

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums BC. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them.



Professor Kramer... Read more

Mini Psychology

By: Jonny Thomson

Narrated by: Jonny Thomson

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

'The most comprehensive - and delightful - guide to the human mind.' STEPHANIE HARRISON
'This little book would persuade you that psychology is not just fun but hugely important.' PROFESSOR GEOFF BEATIE

Why do people stay in unhappy relationships?
What are the six tricks for successful persuasion?
Can personality traits predict future... Read more

Malintzin's Choices

By: Camilla Townsend

Narrated by: EJ Lavery

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for Hernando Cortés in his dealings with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma in the days of 1519 to 1521. The Spanish called her doña Marina, and she has become known to posterity as La Malinche. As Malinche, she has long been regarded as a traitor to her people, a dangerously sexy, scheming woman who... Read more

The Slow Road North

By: Rosie Schaap

Narrated by: Rosie Schaap

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of the “wonderfully funny and openhearted” (NPR) Drinking with Men comes a poignant, wrenching, and ultimately hopeful book—equal parts memoir and social history—that follows the author, after a series of tragic losses, to Northern Ireland, where she finds a path toward healing. Rosie Schaap had a solid career as a... Read more

What It Means to Be Protestant

By: Gavin Ortlund

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A Powerful Defense of The Protestant Tradition.There's a movement among evangelicals of exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-conscious church traditions, including Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This hunger for historical rootedness is welcome—but unfortunately, many assume that this need can only be met outside... Read more

Obitchuary

By: Spencer Henry & Madison Reyes

Narrated by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes & Annette Amelia O...

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on the popular podcast, Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death is a smart, funny look at the American culture of death and how we’re remembered.
 
It’s safe to say everyone thinks about death—whether they want to or not. But have you ever wondered about what sort of keepsakes you can make with your remains, or given any thought to the most... Read more

The Age of Insecurity

By: Astra Taylor

Narrated by: Rebecca Mitchell

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Finalist, 2024 Writers' Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing



These days, everyone feels insecure. We are financially stressed and emotionally overwhelmed. The status quo isn't working for anyone, even those who appear to have it all. What is going on?



In this urgent cultural diagnosis, author and activist Astra Taylor exposes how... Read more

A Modest Proposal

By: Jonathan Swift

Narrated by: Marcus Aurelius Green

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A Modest Proposal is a masterful work of satire written by Dr. Jonathan Swift in 1729. Set against the backdrop of Ireland's severe poverty and overpopulation, this essay takes the form of a seemingly rational economic proposal that suggests a shocking solution: impoverished Irish families should sell their infants as a food source to the... Read more

Prisoner of Lies

By: Barry Werth

Narrated by: Stephen Graybill

Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A “riveting” (The Economist), “gripping” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) true story of the longest-held prisoner of war in American history, John Downey, Jr., a CIA officer captured in China during the Korean War and imprisoned for twenty-one years.

John (Jack) Downey, Jr., was a new Yale graduate in the post-World War II years who, like other... Read more

A Rebel in Gaza

By: Asmaa Alghoul & Sélim Nassib

Narrated by: Dina Elshinnawi

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

“Gaza has always been rebellious... stubborn, addictive. I’m her daughter, and I look like her.” Born in Rafah, raised in Gaza, subjected both to Israeli bombs and to Islamist tyranny, and in the face of prison, death threats, abuse, misogyny, violence, and repression, Asmaa al-Ghoul has continued to speak her truth. She has continued to live... Read more

Combing Through the White House

By: Theodore Pappas

Narrated by: Theodore Pappas

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.Discover a fascinating and novel look at the U.S. presidents, the first families, and American history—all through the lens of hair. With meticulous detail and engaging storytelling, encyclopedia editor Theodore Pappas combs through American history, teasing out long-forgotten and little-known ways that hair has influenced the... Read more

The Power and the Money

By: Tevi Troy

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

When U.S. presidents clash with corporate titans, what tips the balance of power? 

In The Power and the Money, acclaimed presidential historian Tevi Troy takes readers on a riveting journey through the biggest battles between CEOs and the nation’s commander in chief. He unearths the untold stories – both political and personal – that have shaped... Read more

Ryssland utan Putin

By: Stig Fredrikson

Narrated by: Mikael Roupé

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Hur skulle Ryssland se ut utan sin auktoritära ledare? I "Ryssland utan Putin" skildrar Stig Fredrikson hur Putins styre är uppbyggt och hur en framtid bortom Putin skulle kunna se ut. Vladimir Putin har styrt Ryssland med järnhand i drygt tjugo år. Under hans regim har landet utvecklats mot mer förtryck och statlig kontroll. Utrikes har Putin... Read more

Killing Shore

By: K.A. Nelson

Narrated by: David Stifel

Length: 22 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Six weeks after the United States entered World War II, Imperial Japan is annihilating American forces across the Far East while the Nazis stand triumphant over much of Europe. Adolf Hitler's forces are about to commence an assault along the East Coast of the United States, but this "Atlantic Pearl Harbor" would prove far more devastating than... Read more

Los hijos del norte

By: Santiago Machain

Narrated by: Santiago Machain

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Este libro es una exploración fascinante de la historia y la sociedad vikinga, diseñada para introducir al lector en el mundo de los intrépidos navegantes del norte. A lo largo de sus capítulos, el libro abarca desde los orígenes de los vikingos y sus exploraciones hasta su transformación en reyes y nobles que moldearon la historia de Europa.... Read more