Shopping All the Way to the Woods
By: Rachel S. Gross
Narrated by: Melissa Redmond
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
A fascinating history of the profitable paradox of the American outdoor experience: visiting nature first requires shopping
No escape to nature is complete without a trip to an outdoor recreational store or a browse through online offerings. This is the irony of the American outdoor experience: visiting wild spaces supposedly untouched by... 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
The Trial of the Chicago 7: The Official Transcript
By: Mark L. Levine, George C. McNamee & Daniel Gree...
Narrated by: J. K. Simmons, Jeff Daniels, Chris Jackson, Joh...
Length: 10 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Republished fifty years later to coincide with the release of the Academy Award–nominated film of the same title written and directed by Aaron Sorkin with an all-star cast, this is the classic account of perhaps the most infamous, and definitely the most entertaining, trial in recent American history.
In the fall of 1969 eight prominent... Read more
A Year in Paris
By: John Baxter
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
From the incomparable John Baxter, the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, a sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city in spring, summer, fall, and winter.“A man with a great appreciation of what makes Paris tick.”—... Read more
View audiobookOn Antisemitism
By: Jewish Voice for Peace
Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
When the State of Israel claims to represent all Jewish people, defenders of Israeli policy redefine antisemitism to include criticism of Israel. Antisemitism is harmful and real in our society. What must also be addressed is how the deployment of false charges of antisemitism or redefining antisemitism can suppress the global progressive fight... Read more
View audiobookLiberty Equality Fashion
By: Anne Higonnet
Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelee & Anne Higonnet
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
Joséphine Bonaparte, future Empress of France; Térézia Tallien, the most beautiful woman in Europe; and Juliette Récamier, muse of intellectuals, had nothing left to lose. After surviving incarceration and forced incestuous marriage during the worst violence of the French Revolution of 1789, they dared sartorial revolt. Together, Joséphine and... Read more
View audiobookA History of the Muslim World
By: Michael A. Cook
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
Length: 52 hours
Abridged: No
This audiobook narrated by Ric Jerrom traces the panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the the dawn of the modern era
This book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The body of the work takes readers from the... Read more
Flâneuse
By: Lauren Elkin
Narrated by: Abby Craden
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
The flâneur is the quintessentially masculine figure of privilege and leisure who strides the capitals of the world with abandon. But it is the flâneuse who captures the imagination of the cultural critic Lauren Elkin. In her wonderfully gender-bending new book, the flâneuse is a "determined, resourceful individual keenly attuned to the creative... Read more
View audiobookThe Master
By: Christopher Clarey
Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel
Length: 15 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
This New York Times bestselling biography tells the life story of the most iconic men's tennis player of the modern era.
There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his support team, and the most prominent figures in the game, including such rivals as Rafael Nadal, Novak... Read more
Accidental Presidents
By: Jared Cohen
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Length: 16 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This New York Times bestselling “deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinks—and déjà vu” (Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the men who came to the office without being elected to it, showing how each affected the nation and world.
The strength and prestige of the American presidency has... Read more
Book of Ages
By: Jill Lepore
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin' s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Benjamin Franklin, who... Read more
View audiobookThe Brutish Museums
By: Dan Hicks
Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020
'Essential' – Sunday Times
'Brilliantly enraged' - New York Review of Books
'A real game-changer'– Economist
Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of... Read more
The Boundless Sea
By: David Abulafia
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
Length: 41 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
From the author of the acclaimed The Great Sea, David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest bodies of water to reveal their primary role in human history. The main protagonists are the three major oceans—the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian—which together comprise the majority of the earth's water and cover over half... Read more
View audiobookThe Last Stargazers
By: Emily Levesque
Narrated by: Janet Metzger
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
The story of the people who see beyond the stars
Humans from the earliest civilizations were spellbound by the night sky—craning their necks each night, they used the stars to orient themselves in the large, strange world around them. Stargazing is a pursuit that continues to fascinate us: from Copernicus to Carl Sagan, astronomers throughout... Read more
Ludicrous
By: Edward Niedermeyer
Narrated by: Roger Wayne
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Tesla Motors and CEO Elon Musk have become household names, shaking up the staid auto industry by creating a set of innovative electric vehicles that have wowed the marketplace and defied conventional wisdom. The company's market valuation now rivals that of long-established automakers, and, to many industry observers, Tesla is defining the... Read more
View audiobookThree Women
By: Lisa Taddeo
Narrated by: Tara Lynne Barr, Marin Ireland, Mena Suvari & L...
Length: 11 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
SOON TO BE A SERIES ON STARZ STARRING SHAILENE WOODLEY * BETTY GILPIN * DeWANDA WISE * GABRIELLE CREEVY * with BLAIR UNDERWOOD
“Staggeringly intimate...Groundbreaking.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A breathtaking and important book.” —Cheryl Strayed
“Extraordinary...A nonfiction literary masterpiece.” —Elizabeth Gilbert
#1 New York Times Bestseller... Read more
Necropolis
By: Kathryn Olivarius
Narrated by: Janet Metzger
Length: 13 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Antebellum New Orleans sat at the heart of America's slave and cotton kingdoms. It was also where yellow fever epidemics killed as many as 150,000 people during the nineteenth century. With little understanding of mosquito-borne viruses, a person's only protection against the scourge was to "get acclimated" by surviving the disease. About half... Read more
View audiobookAnne Boleyn
By: Hayley Nolan
Narrated by: Hayley Nolan
Length: 11 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
A bold new analysis of one of history’s most misrepresented women.History has lied.Anne Boleyn has been sold to us as a dark figure, a scheming seductress who bewitched Henry VIII into divorcing his queen and his church in an unprecedented display of passion. Quite the tragic love story, right?Wrong.In this electrifying exposé, Hayley Nolan... Read more
View audiobookSilent Cavalry
By: Howell Raines
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Length: 19 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist reveals the little-known story of the Union soldiers from Alabama who played a decisive role in the Civil War, and how they were scrubbed from the history books.
“It is my sincere hope that this compelling and submerged history is integrated into our understanding of our nation, and allows us to embrace new... Read more
The First Tycoon
By: T.J. Stiles
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 28 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism.
Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt is an American icon. Humbly born on Staten Island during George Washington’s presidency, he rose... Read more
The Year of Lear
By: James Shapiro
Narrated by: Robert Fass
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
In the years leading up to 1606, since the death of Queen Elizabeth and the arrival in England of her successor, King James of Scotland, Shakespeare's great productivity had ebbed, and it may have seemed to some that his prolific genius was a thing of the past. But that year, at age forty-two, he found his footing again, finishing a play he had... Read more
View audiobookWhat You Need to Know About Voting--and Why
By: Kim Wehle
Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
Length: 4 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
“Now, more than ever, Americans are realizing that their votes count. Kim Wehle’s excellent guide tells you everything you need to know about the laws governing our greatest right and privilege. A must-read, especially in an election year.” —Norah O'Donnell, Anchor and Managing Editor, CBS Evening NewsWant to change the world? The first step is... Read more
View audiobookCountry Music
By: Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns
Narrated by: Brian Corrigan, Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns
Length: 18 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the twentieth century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019
This deeply researched and hugely entertaining history begins where country music itself... Read more
Gomorrah
By: Roberto Saviano
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Length: 11 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
A groundbreaking major bestseller in Italy, Gomorrah is Roberto Saviano's gripping nonfiction account of the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network with a large international reach and stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal. Known by insiders as "the System," the Camorra... Read more
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