Nonfiction audiobooks
Days of Infamy: Military Blunders of the 20th Century
By: Michael Coffey
Narrated by: Robert Abia
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
A fascinating look behind more than fifty of the most historic military blunders of our century. Lively and engaging, in-depth and informative, this companion to an upcoming series on the History Channel goes beyond mere footage to delve into the facts of some well-remembered but little understood incidents and accidents of modern military history. Read more
View audiobookSaint Augustine
By: Garry Wills
Narrated by: Alexander Adams
Length: 4 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
For centuries, Augustine's writings have moved and fascinated readers. With the keen eye of a writer whose own intellectual analysis won him a Pulitzer Prize, Gary Wills examines this famed fourth-century bishop and seminal thinker whose grounding in classical philosophy informed his interpretation of Christian doctrine. Saint Augustine explores... Read more
View audiobookMozart
By: Peter Gay
Narrated by: Alexander Adams
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
The greatest mind in Western music is examined by a National Book Awardโwinning writer on culture and psychology in this concise account of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The composerโs unshakable hold on the publicโs fascination can only be strengthened by the historian and biographer Peter Gayโs bold new perspective.ย ย
His passionate and... Read more
James Joyce
By: Edna O'Brien
Narrated by: Donada Peters
Length: 5 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
One of Ireland's best current novelists provides a thumbnail sketch of Ireland's greatest writer. A passionate and sensuous portrait, James Joyce is a return to the land of politics, history, saints, and scholars that shaped the creator of the twentieth century's groundbreaking novelย Ulysses. O'Brien traces Joyce's early days as a rambunctious... Read more
View audiobookPilgrimage to Medina and MeccaโExcerpts
By: Richard Burton
Narrated by: Patrick Tull
Length: 4 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
In the 19th century, Sir Richard Francis Burton-Oxford-educated spy and adventurer-became the first Englishman to enter the Muslim city of Mecca. Disguised as a dervish, Burton braved the harsh desert climate, Bedouin bandits, and the scrutiny of Muslim travelers to reach the forbidden city. He recorded his experiences in this book, a... Read more
View audiobookNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
By: Frederick Douglass
Narrated by: Charles Turner
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Uncertain of his date of birth or the identity of his father, Frederick Douglass came into the world with one surety: he was born a slave, and would die a slave. But as he grew up, Douglass determined that he would teach himself to read and write, and that one day he would be free from slavery. In 1832, Douglass was sent to a plantation in St.... Read more
View audiobookThe Kissinger Transcripts - Abridged
By: William Burr & Richard Gilliland
Narrated by: Theodore Bikel
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
Henry Kissinger is one of the most controversial Secretaries of State in U.S. historyโ serving under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, never-before-seen transcripts of Kissinger's conversations, including top-secret talks with Beijing and Moscow, provide an unvarnished record of his... Read more
View audiobookOut of Africa - Abridged
By: Isak Dinesen
Narrated by: Julie Harris
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"When I was a young girl, it was very far from my thoughts to go to Africa, nor did I dream then that an African farm should be the place in which I should be perfectly happy."After the failure of her coffee farm, Karen Blixen returned to Denmark, where she wrote this classic account of her experiences. Out of Africa is a celebration of her life... Read more
View audiobookThe Art of Living - Abridged
By: Epictetus & Sharon Lebell
Narrated by: Richard Bolles
Length: 1 hour 28 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Epictetus, one of the greatest of the ancient thinkers, believed that the primary mission of philosophy is to help ordinary people meet the challenges of daily life and deal with losses, disappointments, and grief. His prescription for the good life: master desires, perform one's duties, and learn to think clearly about oneself and the larger... Read more
View audiobookThe Greatest Speeches of All Time
By: Barack Obama, Stephanie Beacham, Theodore Bikel...
Narrated by: Barack Obama
Length: 1 hour 41 minutes
Abridged: No
"This baker's dozen of speeches capture historic moments and feature some of the most compelling orators of all timeโfrom Socrates, Queen Elizabeth, Patrick Henry, and Abraham Lincoln to such twentieth century icons as Susan B. Anthony, Winston Churchill, and Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition to the recreation of speeches, this collection... Read more
View audiobookGreat Minds of Science - Abridged
By: Unapix Entertainment
Narrated by: Paul Hoffmann
Length: 4 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: Yes
LET THE WORLD'S GREATEST SCIENTISTS TAKE YOU TO THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE TODAY.
From Astronomy to Viruses, you'll find their narratives full of genius, personal insight and enlightenment. Great Minds of Science, hosted by Paul Hoffman, is a tribute to mankind's ingenuity and boundless curiosity. Read more
They Made a Monkee Out of Me - Abridged
By: Davy Jones
Narrated by: Davy Jones
Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Aiming to cash in on the success of The Beatles, American television producers created a television show that featured a quartet of fun-loving musicians, achieving instant success with The Monkees. Davy Jones, a young, aspiring actor was cast in the series, which aired for the first time on September 12th, 1966. Within two months, the show had... Read more
View audiobookDay of Deceit - Abridged
By: Robert Stinnett
Narrated by: Rafael Ferrer
Length: 3 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In Day of Deceit, Robert Stinnett delivers the definitive final chapter on America's greatest secret and our worst military disaster.
Drawing on twenty years of research and access to scores of previously classified documents, Stinnett proves that Pearl Harbor was not an accident, a mere failure of American intelligence, or a brilliant Japanese... Read more
The Power Of Positive Thinking - Abridged
By: Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
Narrated by: Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
Length: 51 minutes
Abridged: Yes
An international bestseller with over five million copies in print, The Power of Positive Thinking has helped men and women around the world to achieve fulfillment in their lives through Dr. Norman Vincent Pealeโs powerful message of faith and inspiration.
In this phenomenal bestseller, โwritten with the sole objective of helping the reader... Read more
Great Minds of Medicine - Abridged
By: Unapix Entertainment
Narrated by: Laurie Garrett
Length: 3 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Go one-on-one with great minds of medicine in an audio program that enlightens, informs, and ultimately, empowers you.
These absorbing interviews feature five of the world's top specialists chosen by the editors of Health Magazine. They offer valuable information in a way that is understandable, accessible and easily absorbed. Immerse yourself in... Read more
What If...? Vol 1 - Abridged
By: Robert Cowley
Narrated by: John Cunningham & Janet Zarish
Length: 4 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Historians and inquisitive laymen alike love to ponder the dramatic what-ifs of history. In these never-before-published essays, some of the keenest minds of our time ask the big, tantalizing questions: Where might we be if history had not unfolded the way it did? Why, how, and when was our fortune made real? The answers are surprising,... Read more
View audiobookLeadership and the New Science - Abridged
By: Margaret Wheatley
Narrated by: Margaret J. Wheatley
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Rapid change defines the world around us, requiring a more effective type of organization. New discoveries in biology, chaos theory, and quantum physics change our understanding of how the world works, and Margaret J. Wheatley shows us how the โnew scienceโ can lead to a powerful new view of the business world. Our world has become nonlinear and... Read more
View audiobookThe Leadership Wisdom of Jesus
By: Charles C. Manz
Narrated by: Charles C. Manz
Length: 3 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Remarkably contemporary, The Leadership Wisdom of Jesus challenges listeners to evaluate their own leadership style and consider time-tested wisdom to make them more effective leaders. Read more
View audiobookThe Pleasure Zone - Abridged
By: Stella Resnick, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Stella Resnick
Length: 3 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: Yes
We have the capacity for boundless pleasure, so why aren't we happier? Read more
View audiobookPatton on Leadership - Abridged
By: Alan Axelrod
Narrated by: Bruce Winant & Robert Foxworth
Length: 2 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: Yes
As commander of the Third Army, General George S. Patton, Jr.'s wartime success inspired the remarkable performance of his troops, and the grudging admiration of his enemies. Having stormed across France and Germany with lightning speed, Patton revealed himself as a courageous warrior, a gifted strategist, an inspiring communicator, a masterful... Read more
View audiobookRiver Horse - Abridged
By: William Heat-Moon & William Least heat-moon
Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In this abridgement of River-Horse, the pre-eminent chronicler of American back roads -- who has given us the classics Blue Highways and Prairyerth -- recounts his singular voyage through American waters from sea to sea. Along the route, he offers a lyrical and ceaselessly fascinating shipboard perspective on the country and its rivers, lakes,... Read more
View audiobookThe Stories from The Italian Country Table - Abridged
By: Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Narrated by: Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
Lynne Rossetto Kasper, author of The Splendid Table and host of PRI's award winning radio program of the same name, is a master at transporting her readers and listeners into the fascinating world of the Italian countryside. In Stories from The Italian Country Table, Lynne brings to life her adventures in rural Italy.
Stories from The Italian... Read more
Cracking the Love Code - Abridged
By: Janet O'Neal
Narrated by: Janet O'Neal
Length: 2 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Thousands of people nationwide call Janet O'Neal โThe Love Coach,โ and this audio explains why. Read more
View audiobookBeen There, Done That - Abridged
By: Eddie Fisher & David Fisher
Narrated by: Eddie Fisher
Length: 5 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: Yes
By the time he was 21 years old, Eddie Fisher was one of America's most popular entertainers. But for Eddie, that was only the beginning of a two-decade affair with fame and fortune that made him more popular than Frank Sinatra, turned out more consecutive hit records than the Beatles, and earned him millions of dollars. He married America's... Read more
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