101 Secrets of the Freemasons
By: Barb Karg & John K. Young, PhD
Narrated by: Paul Brion
Length: 6 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
From the illustrious George Washington and the infamous J. Edgar Hoover to brilliant imaginer Walt Disney and bad boy of baseball Ty Cobb, Freemasons have influenced every aspect of American life. Yet this secret society remains as controversial and mysterious as ever. In this book, you'll learn the truth about:
● The power and meaning behind... Read more
A Question of Freedom
By: Reginald Dwayne Betts
Narrated by: Sean Crisden
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
At the age of sixteen, R. Dwayne Betts—a good student from a lower-middle-class family—carjacked a man with a friend. He had never held a gun before, but within a matter of minutes he had committed six felonies. In Virginia, carjacking is a "certifiable" offense, meaning that Betts would be treated as an adult under state law. A bright young... Read more
View audiobookThe Left Behind
By: Robert Wuthnow
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 5 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
How a fraying social fabric is fueling the outrage of rural AmericansWhat is fueling rural America’s outrage toward the federal government? Why did rural Americans vote overwhelmingly for Donald Trump? And, beyond economic and demographic decline, is there a more nuanced explanation for the growing rural-urban divide? Drawing on more than a... Read more
View audiobookEnemies in Love
By: Alexis Clark
Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a love story like no other: Elinor Powell was an African American nurse in the US military during World War II; Frederick Albert was a soldier in Hitler's army, captured by the Allies and shipped to a prisoner-of-war camp in the Arizona desert. Like most other black nurses, Elinor pulled a second-class assignment, in a dusty,... Read more
View audiobookFrom Broken Glass
By: Steve Ross
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
From the survivor of ten Nazi concentration camps who went on to create the New England Holocaust Memorial, a "devastating...inspirational" memoir (The Today Show) about finding strength in the face of despair.
On August 14, 2017, two days after a white-supremacist activist rammed his car into a group of anti-Fascist protestors, killing one and... Read more
The Trials of Nina McCall
By: Scott W. Stern
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 14 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
The nearly forgotten story of the American Plan, a government program to regulate women’s bodies and sexuality—and how they fought back—told through the lens of one of its survivors
“A consistently surprising page-turner . . . a brilliant study of the way social anxieties have historically congealed in state control over women’s bodies and... Read more
AIQ
By: Nick Polson & James Scott
Narrated by: Nick Polson & Walter Dixon
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
"There comes a time in the life of a subject when someone steps up and writes the book about it. AIQ explores the fascinating history of the ideas that drive this technology of the future and demystifies the core concepts behind it; the result is a positive and entertaining look at the great potential unlocked by marrying human creativity with... Read more
View audiobookAccessing the Media
By: Jill Osborn
Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
Length: 4 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Accessing the Media takes the reader behind the scenes to understand how best to work with press to get publicity. Perfect for politicians, business leaders, lobbyists, and media junkies, this reference provides an insider's look at how the modern newsroom works, detailing the different roles of reporters, editors, and producers. Readers will... Read more
View audiobookKings of the Yukon
By: Adam Weymouth
Narrated by: Charlie Anson
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
A thrilling journey by canoe across Alaska, by critically acclaimed writer Adam Weymouth.
The Yukon river is 2,000 miles long, the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this riveting examination of one of the last wild places on earth, Adam Weymouth canoes along the river's length, from Canada's Yukon Territory, through... Read more
Just Another Girl's Story
By: Laura Eckert
Narrated by: Alice Silva
Length: 3 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
At the tender and problematic ages of 16 and 17, Laura Eckert twice found herself as a patient at an abortion clinic, after her parents had discovered that she was pregnant. Laura was addicted to sex with her step-brother. Neither of them cared about the possible consequences of unprotected sex. The aftermath of her abortion experiences led... Read more
View audiobookInnocent Blood
By: Terry Ganey
Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Innocent Blood is the true story of Charles Hatcher and his life of crime—a powerful, and blood-chilling glimpse into the darkness between sanity and madness. It also chronicles a justice system gone wrong.
Throughout his criminal career Hatcher was able to fool dozens of psychiatrists, who repeatedly failed to identify him as a multiple... Read more
Butterfly
By: Yusra Mardini
Narrated by: Lameece Issaq
Length: 10 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Butterfly is an inspiring audiobook about how one woman saved fellow refugees from drowning—and how she went on to become an Olympic swimmer.
When young Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini realized her boat's engine shut down as she was traveling from Syria to Greece with other refugees, there was no hesitation: she dove into the water. Surfacing, she... Read more
Generación líquida
By: Zygmunt Bauman & Thomas Leoncini
Narrated by: Miguel Coll
Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Estas son las páginas en las que estaba trabajando Zygmunt Bauman en el momento de su muerte, un diálogo con un joven que tiene exactamente sesenta años menos que él. En la conversación con Thomas Leoncini, Bauman aborda por primera vez el universo de las generaciones nacidas después de los primeros años ochenta, aquellos que en una sociedad... Read more
View audiobookInfidelity
By: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg
Narrated by: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg
Length: 8 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
What the latest science tells us about the brain's reward systems, love, and sex -- and how to prevent an affair from destroying your life
How can I prevent an affair from destroying my life? Whether I am the cheater or the betrayed partner, how can I survive, even thrive, in the wake of an affair? Infidelity provides key insights to find your... Read more
Habeas Data
By: Cyrus Farivar
Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
An important look at how fifty years of American privacy law is inadequate for today's surveillance technology, from acclaimed Ars Technica senior business editor Cyrus Farivar
Until the twenty-first century, most of our activities were private by default, public only through effort; today anything that touches digital space has the potential... Read more
Upgrade Yourself: 2 Manuscripts: Introducing Focus & Introducing Body Language
By: David Spencer
Narrated by: Cathi Colas
Length: 2 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
2 books in 1:Introducing Focus: The Ultimate Guide to Achieving Unbreakable Focus, Increasing Your Productivity, and Sharpening Your Mind IntroducingBody Language: A Practical Guide to Learning All About Body Language and How It Can Benefit You in Your Everyday Life Read more
View audiobookCeltic Mythology
By: Bernard Hayes
Narrated by: Zachary Dylan Brown
Length: 1 hour 14 minutes
Abridged: No
In this audiobook, you will find the most important facts about Celtic mythology, a people that is often overlooked or undervalued. Their tales and folklores have their routes in ancient customs and historical events, and with those backgrounds, you will get a greater understanding of the Celts. You will discover: More about the Celtic society,... Read more
View audiobookMujeres y poder
By: Mary Beard
Narrated by: Neus Sendra
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes
Abridged: No
Mary Beard no es solo la clasicista más famosa a nivel internacional; es también una feminista comprometida y como tal se manifiesta asiduamente en las redes sociales. En este libro muestra, con ironía y sabiduría, cómo la historia ha tratado a las mujeres y personajes femeninos poderosos. Sus ejemplos van desde el mundo clásico hasta el día de... Read more
View audiobookThe Heritage
By: Howard Bryant
Narrated by: Ronnie Butler
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today’s Black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotism
Named a best book of 2018 by Library Journal
It used to be that politics and sports were as separate from one another as church and state. The ballfield was an escape from the world’s worst... Read more
Saving Truth
By: Abdu Murray
Narrated by: Tom Parks
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
How can Christians defend truth and clarity to a world that rejects both?Increasingly, Western culture embraces confusion as a virtue and decries certainty as a sin. Those who are confused about sexuality and identity are viewed as heroes. Those who are confused about morality are progressive pioneers. Those who are confused about spirituality... Read more
View audiobookOur Towns
By: James Fallows & Deborah Fallows
Narrated by: James Fallows & Deborah Fallows
Length: 15 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
***NATIONAL BEST SELLER***
A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts.
For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America... Read more
The Girl
By: Michelle Morgan
Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
Length: 7 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
With an in-depth look at the two most empowering years in the life of Marilyn Monroe, The Girl details how The Seven Year Itch created an icon and sent the star on an adventure of self-discovery and transformation from a controlled wife and contract player into a businesswoman and unlikely feminist whose power is still felt today.
When Marilyn... Read more
Our Search for Belonging
By: Howard J. Ross & JonRobert Tartaglione
Narrated by: Wes Bleed
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
We are living in a time of mounting political segregation that threatens to tear us apart as a unified society. The result is that we are becoming increasingly tribal, and the narratives of life that we get exposed to on a daily basis have become echo chambers in which we hear our beliefs reinforced and others' beliefs demonized.
At the core of... Read more
Leisureville
By: Andrew D. Blechman
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
When his next-door neighbors in a quaint New England town suddenly pick up and move to a gated retired community in Florida called The Villages, Andrew Blechman is astonished by their stories, so he goes to investigate. Larger than Manhattan, with a golf course for every day of the month, two downtowns, its own newspaper, radio, and TV station,... Read more
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