Congo, Sudan, and Palestine

The River War - An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan

Unabridged

By: Winston S. Churchill
Narrated by: Lawrence Skinner
Length: 14 hours 6 minutes

The River War is an account by Winston S. Churchill, based on his experiences as a British Army officer, during the Mahdist War (1881–99) in the Sudan. He tells the story of the British imperial involvement in the Sudan, and the Mahdi War between the British forces, led by Lord Kitchener, and the Dervish forces, led by Khalifa Abdallahi ibn... Read more

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017

By: Rashid Khalidi
Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi & Rashid Khalidi
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

This program includes an introduction read by the author.

A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history.

In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the Zionist call to create a Jewish national home... Read more

Don't Look Back

A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America

By: Achut Deng & Keely Hutton
Narrated by: Nedra Marie Taylor
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

In this propulsive memoir from Achut Deng and Keely Hutton, inspired by a harrowing New York Times article, Don't Look Back tells a powerful story showing both the ugliness and the beauty of humanity, and the power of not giving up.

I want life.

After a deadly attack in South Sudan left six-year-old Achut Deng without a family, she lived in... Read more

Cobalt Red

How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

By: Siddharth Kara
Narrated by: Peter Ganim
Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

“We cannot close our eyes to what is happening in our world even in 2023. Exposés like this force us to see and understand how our choices can affect people on the other side of the earth from us. Changes need to be made starting at the major corporations and then trickle down to the individual. Once we know what is happening we cannot un-know it. Read more

Congo

By: Michael Crichton
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists are mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes.Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and... Read more

Freedom is a Constant Struggle

Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

By: Angela Y. Davis
Narrated by: Angela Y. Davis & Coleen Marlo
Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

“The audiobook, which I listened to, is read by Davis herself, and in these times of multiple crises it was amazing to hear her voice and listen to her words - steadying, galvanising, wise, clear and sharp. Read more

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters

The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa

By: Jason Stearns
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
Length: 15 hours 26 minutes

At the heart of Africa is Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been wracked by a brutal and unstaunchable war in which millions have died. And yet, despite its epic proportions, it has received little sustained media attention.



In this deeply reported book, Jason K. Stearns vividly tells... Read more

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

By: Ilan Pappe
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
Length: 12 hours 40 minutes

Renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking book revisits the formation of the State of Israel. Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred, and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint.



Denied for almost six decades, had it... Read more

What They Meant for Evil

How a Lost Girl of Sudan Found Healing, Peace, and Purpose in the Midst of Suffering

By: Rebecca Deng
Narrated by: Tsidii Le Loka
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Many stories have been told about the famous Lost Boys but now, for the first time, a Lost Girl shares her hauntingly beautiful and inspiring story.
One of the first unaccompanied refugee children to enter the United States in 2000, after South Sudan's second civil war took the lives of most of her family, Rebecca's story begins in the late... Read more

Congo Stories

Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed

By: John Prendergast & Fidel Bafilemba
Narrated by: John Prendergast, Channie Waites, Jerome Butler & Peter Ganim
Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

From the author of the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Not on Our Watch, John Prendergast co-writes a compelling book with Fidel Bafilemba--with stunning photographs by Ryan Gosling--revealing the way in which the people and resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been used throughout the last five centuries to build,... Read more

They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky

The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan

By: Benson Deng & Alephonsion Deng
Length: TBA

The inspiring story of three young Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, facing life-threatening perils, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America.

Between 1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and Benson, like tens of thousands of young boys, took flight from the massacres of... Read more

The Basis of Apocalypse Now; Heart of Darkness; The Belgian Conquest of the Congo

By: Joseph Conrad
Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano and The Icon Players
Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Joseph Conrad. Before its 1903 publication, it appeared as a three-part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It was classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the "100 best novels" and part of the Western canon. The story centres on Charles Marlow, who narrates most of the book. He is... Read more

On Palestine

By: Noam Chomsky & Ilan Pappe
Narrated by: George Newbern
Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

The sequel to the acclaimed Gaza in Crisis from world-famous political analyst Noam Chomsky and Middle East historian Ilan Pappé.



Operation Protective Edge, Israel's 2014 assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dead and cleared the way for another Israeli land grab. The need to stand in solidarity with Palestinians has never been... Read more

Palestine

A Four Thousand Year History

By: Nur Masalha
Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
Length: 16 hours 1 minute

This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.



Starting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have... Read more

Light in Gaza

Writings Born of Fire

By: Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing & Mike Merryman-Lotze
Narrated by: Amin El Gamal & Hanne Rickert
Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

“This anthology of essays and poems explores possibilities for the future of Gaza, offering hope amidst devastation. The collection is a moving demonstration of Palestinian innovation, resilience, and unbreakable connection to people and place. Read more

Genocide in Darfur

Facts, Causes, and Deaths in the Civil War of Sudan

By: Kelly Mass
Narrated by: Doug Greene
Length: 55 minutes

If you think that most of the world consists of unicorns and rainbows, think again. Perhaps you think that living in the west is particularly harsh and that the problems we face in the United States or Europe are more brutal than in other parts of the world. Again, think again.Welcome to a book about the ongoing genocide in Darfur, something not... Read more

African Genocides

A Comprehensive Guide to the Genocides in Rwanda and Sudan

By: Kelly Mass
Narrated by: Doug Greene
Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

This book contains two genocide topics:
1 - If you think that most of the world consists of unicorns and rainbows, think again. Perhaps you think that living in the west is particularly harsh and that the problems we face in the United States or Europe are more brutal than in other parts of the world. Again, think again.Welcome to a book about... Read more

In the Belly of the Congo

By: Blaise Ndala
Narrated by: Christel Mutombo
Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

April 1958.

Organizing the Brussels World’s Fair, the biggest international event since the end of the Second World War, subcommissioner Robert Dumont cedes to pressure from the royal palace: there will be a “Congolese village” in one of the seven pavilions devoted to the settlements. Among the eleven members
of this “human zoo” assembled to put... Read more