Bestsellers
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Mark Twain
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 44 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain.
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Another great book
- By Terry Hubbard on 05-17-25
By: Ron Chernow
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Stalin
- The Court of the Red Tsar
- By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrated by: Jonathan Aris
- Length: 27 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In a seamless meshing of exhaustive research, brilliant synthesis and narrative élan, Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the life and lives of Stalin’s court from the time of his acclamation as “leader” in 1929, five years after Lenin’s death, until his own death in 1953 at the age of 73....
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Stalinist Tyranny
- By Kindle Customer on 12-28-19
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth
- The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
- By: Julian Sancton
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry—with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter....
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Excellent story
- By Ginger 3701 on 05-23-21
By: Julian Sancton
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Mobituaries
- By: Mo Rocca
- Narrated by: Mo Rocca
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries - reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituaries....
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Very good, but.....
- By Christopher on 11-15-19
By: Mo Rocca
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- By: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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The look into the mind of a genius
- By Cuflower on 01-02-24
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John & Paul
- A Love Story in Songs
- By: Ian Leslie
- Narrated by: Chris Addison
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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John Lennon and Paul McCartney knew each other for twenty-three years, from 1957 to 1980. This book is the myth-shattering biography of a relationship that changed the cultural history of the world.
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Stunned
- By BellevueMike on 04-16-25
By: Ian Leslie
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Mark Twain
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 44 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain.
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Another great book
- By Terry Hubbard on 05-17-25
By: Ron Chernow
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Stalin
- The Court of the Red Tsar
- By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrated by: Jonathan Aris
- Length: 27 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In a seamless meshing of exhaustive research, brilliant synthesis and narrative élan, Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the life and lives of Stalin’s court from the time of his acclamation as “leader” in 1929, five years after Lenin’s death, until his own death in 1953 at the age of 73....
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Stalinist Tyranny
- By Kindle Customer on 12-28-19
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth
- The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
- By: Julian Sancton
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry—with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter....
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Excellent story
- By Ginger 3701 on 05-23-21
By: Julian Sancton
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Mobituaries
- By: Mo Rocca
- Narrated by: Mo Rocca
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries - reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituaries....
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Very good, but.....
- By Christopher on 11-15-19
By: Mo Rocca
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- By: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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The look into the mind of a genius
- By Cuflower on 01-02-24
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John & Paul
- A Love Story in Songs
- By: Ian Leslie
- Narrated by: Chris Addison
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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John Lennon and Paul McCartney knew each other for twenty-three years, from 1957 to 1980. This book is the myth-shattering biography of a relationship that changed the cultural history of the world.
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Stunned
- By BellevueMike on 04-16-25
By: Ian Leslie
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The Nine
- The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
- By: Gwen Strauss
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a 10-day journey across the front lines of World War II from Germany back to Paris....
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Soooo good!
- By anne simpson on 09-28-21
By: Gwen Strauss
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The Pursuit of Happiness
- How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
- By: Jeffrey Rosen
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins, Jeffrey Rosen
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The Pursuit of Happiness is more than an elucidation of the Declaration’s famous phrase; it is a revelatory journey into the minds of the Founders, and a deep, rich, and fresh understanding of the foundation of our democracy.
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Great book; highly recommended
- By Eric Moore Schneider on 02-21-24
By: Jeffrey Rosen
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Washington
- A Life
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 41 hrs and 54 mins
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From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington....
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A sad day when my book was done!
- By ButterLegume on 12-13-10
By: Ron Chernow
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Alexander Hamilton
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 35 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton....
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An Outstanding & Riveting Book!
- By Kevin on 03-04-05
By: Ron Chernow
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The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 66 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York....
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AMAZING read
- By jeff on 09-15-11
By: Robert A. Caro
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The Hiding Place
- By: Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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At one time, Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that she had a story to tell.....
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Inspiring
- By Sara on 03-03-14
By: Corrie ten Boom, and others
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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Golden Horde/Platinum Listen
- By Cynthia on 12-11-13
By: Jack Weatherford
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Butch Cassidy
- The True Story of an American Outlaw
- By: Charles Leerhsen
- Narrated by: Pete Simonelli
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Charles Leerhsen brings the notorious Butch Cassidy to vivid life in this “lyrical and deeply researched” (Publishers Weekly) biography that goes beyond the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to reveal a more fascinating and complicated man than legend provides....
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a beautiful story beautifully told
- By Marc Marschark on 10-15-20
By: Charles Leerhsen
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Titan
- The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 35 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book indelibly alters our image of this most enigmatic capitalist....
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He makes Bill Gates look like a Pauper!
- By Rick on 11-04-13
By: Ron Chernow
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Rain of Gold
- By: Victor Villaseñor
- Narrated by: Johnny Rey Diaz
- Length: 30 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Rain of Gold is a true-life saga of love, family and destiny that pulses with bold vitality, sweeping from the war-ravaged Mexican mountains of Pancho Villa's revolution to the days of Prohibition in California....
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Thank you Victor again!
- By cynthia g on 09-24-20
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 24 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings....
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Good book, not crazy about the narrator
- By Cathi on 07-20-13
By: Walter Isaacson
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Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 41 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention....
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Beautiful, Heartbreaking, and Informative
- By JJ on 09-10-12
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Leonardo da Vinci
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering....
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Wish the sample was not from the preface!
- By Chris M. on 11-13-17
By: Walter Isaacson
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Confronting Evil
- Assessing the Worst of the Worst
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Josh Hammer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Confronting Evil recounts the deeds of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan. The Roman Emperor Caligula. Henry VIII. The collective evil of the 19th century slave traders and the 20th century robber barons. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Putin. The Mexican drug cartels.
By: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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The River of Doubt
- Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
- By: Candice Millard
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The River of Doubt brings alive extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived....
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This audiobook deserves 6 stars
- By D. Littman on 11-15-05
By: Candice Millard
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The Lives of the Caesars
- By: Suetonius, Tom Holland - introduction translator
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail.
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So Many Insights!
- By Tony on 06-15-25
By: Suetonius, and others
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
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Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power....
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I loved it ... and hated it ... simultaneously
- By History on 11-21-11
By: Erik Larson
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John Adams
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 29 hrs and 54 mins
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In this powerful, epic biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams....
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An outstanding biography
- By Davis on 07-10-06
By: David McCullough
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Napoleon
- A Life
- By: Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 32 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times best-selling author of The Storm of War....
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What a dynamo!
- By Tad Davis on 01-16-15
By: Andrew Roberts
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The Frontiersmen
- A Narrative
- By: Allan W. Eckert
- Narrated by: Kevin Foley
- Length: 30 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The frontiersmen were a remarkable breed of men. They were often rough and illiterate, sometimes brutal and vicious, often seeking an escape in the wilderness of mid-America....
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A Masterpiece for History Novel Enthusiasts!
- By Whitney on 06-08-11
By: Allan W. Eckert
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The Plantagenets
- The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 21 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into an empire stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this epic history, Dan Jones vividly resurrects this fierce and seductive royal dynasty and its mythic world....
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Old book--new narrator
- By Kay Long/The Lady Kay on 02-02-24
By: Dan Jones
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Henry V
- The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author returns with a biography examining the dramatic life and unparalleled leadership of England's greatest medieval king.
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Amazing Book & Fantastic Storyteller
- By L. Reilly on 11-26-24
By: Dan Jones
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Churchill
- Walking with Destiny
- By: Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 50 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman, and leader can finally be fully understood - by the best-selling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War....
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Superb Biography
- By Jean on 03-03-19
By: Andrew Roberts
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
- An African Childhood
- By: Alexandra Fuller
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexandra Fuller tells the idiosyncratic story of her life growing up white in rural Rhodesia as it was becoming Zimbabwe....
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An African Childhood of Harrowing Proportions
- By Sara on 10-12-15
By: Alexandra Fuller
New releases
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Dead Outlaw
- By: David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, Itamar Moses
- Narrated by: Andrew Durand, Dashiell Eaves, Eddie Cooper, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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Based on a “that can’t actually be true” story, Dead Outlaw is the darkly hilarious and wildly inventive new musical about Elmer McCurdy, an early 20th-century outlaw who became a traveling corpse and accidental celebrity. After a botched train robbery and an untimely death, Elmer’s body embarks on a decades-long postmortem adventure—through carnivals, roadside attractions, wax museums, and even a Hollywood film set. Dead Outlaw dives into the absurdity of fame, the inevitability of failure, and the meaning—or utter meaninglessness—of legacy.
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I wish I got to see this in Broadway when it was running!
- By Nanave on 07-17-25
By: David Yazbek, and others
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Orphan Smith
- My Father’s Secret
- By: BBC Studios
- Narrated by: Megan Follows, Turi King
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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When a DNA test blows apart her father’s hidden identity many years after his death, Deb finds she has a sister, Barbara, and an entirely new family she never knew. As the sisters work to unravel more of their father’s secrets, they find his connection to a dark chapter of British-Canadian history. Will the sisters finally get to the bottom of their father’s past? Or are some secrets meant to stay buried forever?
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The extent of the research
- By zensfury on 07-08-25
By: BBC Studios
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Charles Sumner
- Conscience of a Nation
- By: Zaakir Tameez
- Narrated by: David Lee Garver
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Charles Sumner is mainly known as the abolitionist statesman who suffered a brutal caning on the Senate floor by the proslavery congressman Preston Brooks in 1856. This violent episode has obscured Sumner's status as the most passionate champion of equal rights and multiracial democracy of his time. A friend of Alexis de Tocqueville, an ally of Frederick Douglass, and an adviser to Abraham Lincoln, Sumner helped the Union win the Civil War and ordain the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment, the Freedmen's Bureau, and the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
By: Zaakir Tameez
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The Hemlock Cup
- By: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Hemlock Cup, award-winning historian Bettany Hughes brings to vivid life one of the most influential thinkers the world has ever known: Socrates of Athens. A maverick philosopher who philosophised in squares and public arenas rather than the courts of kings, Socrates left his indelible mark on the entirety of Western civilisation - yet the life of the man himself is shrouded in mystery.
By: Bettany Hughes
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Trotsky's Revolution: The Soviet Union That Never Was
- By: Victor Barbrady
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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From the chaos of a collapsing empire, three men emerged to forge a new world in fire and blood. Vladimir Lenin, the revolution's architect; Leon Trotsky, its brilliant commander; and Ioseb Stalin, its patient and ruthless administrator, would see their fates intertwined in a struggle that defined the twentieth century. This book meticulously traces their journey from comrades in arms to mortal enemies fighting for the soul of the state they built. Drawing on extensive historical records, the narrative first explores their rise to power amidst the storms of the October Revolution and the ...
By: Victor Barbrady
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The Betrayal of Husain
- Unraveling the Karbala Tragedy based on Shia Accounts
- By: Hazrat Maulana Allah Yar Khan RA
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The Betrayal of Husain: Shia Accounts and the Karbala Tragedy The Karbala tragedy. A pivotal moment in Islamic history, shrouded in centuries of narratives. But what if the true story, and the real identities of those responsible, lie hidden within the very texts traditionally held sacred? Dive into an unflinching, text-based investigation with The Betrayal of Husain: Shia Accounts and the Karbala Tragedy. Esteemed scholar Hazrat Maulana Allah Yar Khan (RA) embarks on a meticulous journey, directly examining the most authentic Shia sources—including Ihtijaj Tabarsi, Jala al-Uyun, and Usul...
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Dead Outlaw
- By: David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, Itamar Moses
- Narrated by: Andrew Durand, Dashiell Eaves, Eddie Cooper, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Original Recording
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Based on a “that can’t actually be true” story, Dead Outlaw is the darkly hilarious and wildly inventive new musical about Elmer McCurdy, an early 20th-century outlaw who became a traveling corpse and accidental celebrity. After a botched train robbery and an untimely death, Elmer’s body embarks on a decades-long postmortem adventure—through carnivals, roadside attractions, wax museums, and even a Hollywood film set. Dead Outlaw dives into the absurdity of fame, the inevitability of failure, and the meaning—or utter meaninglessness—of legacy.
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I wish I got to see this in Broadway when it was running!
- By Nanave on 07-17-25
By: David Yazbek, and others
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Orphan Smith
- My Father’s Secret
- By: BBC Studios
- Narrated by: Megan Follows, Turi King
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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When a DNA test blows apart her father’s hidden identity many years after his death, Deb finds she has a sister, Barbara, and an entirely new family she never knew. As the sisters work to unravel more of their father’s secrets, they find his connection to a dark chapter of British-Canadian history. Will the sisters finally get to the bottom of their father’s past? Or are some secrets meant to stay buried forever?
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The extent of the research
- By zensfury on 07-08-25
By: BBC Studios
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Charles Sumner
- Conscience of a Nation
- By: Zaakir Tameez
- Narrated by: David Lee Garver
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Charles Sumner is mainly known as the abolitionist statesman who suffered a brutal caning on the Senate floor by the proslavery congressman Preston Brooks in 1856. This violent episode has obscured Sumner's status as the most passionate champion of equal rights and multiracial democracy of his time. A friend of Alexis de Tocqueville, an ally of Frederick Douglass, and an adviser to Abraham Lincoln, Sumner helped the Union win the Civil War and ordain the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment, the Freedmen's Bureau, and the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
By: Zaakir Tameez
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The Hemlock Cup
- By: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Hemlock Cup, award-winning historian Bettany Hughes brings to vivid life one of the most influential thinkers the world has ever known: Socrates of Athens. A maverick philosopher who philosophised in squares and public arenas rather than the courts of kings, Socrates left his indelible mark on the entirety of Western civilisation - yet the life of the man himself is shrouded in mystery.
By: Bettany Hughes
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Trotsky's Revolution: The Soviet Union That Never Was
- By: Victor Barbrady
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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From the chaos of a collapsing empire, three men emerged to forge a new world in fire and blood. Vladimir Lenin, the revolution's architect; Leon Trotsky, its brilliant commander; and Ioseb Stalin, its patient and ruthless administrator, would see their fates intertwined in a struggle that defined the twentieth century. This book meticulously traces their journey from comrades in arms to mortal enemies fighting for the soul of the state they built. Drawing on extensive historical records, the narrative first explores their rise to power amidst the storms of the October Revolution and the ...
By: Victor Barbrady
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The Betrayal of Husain
- Unraveling the Karbala Tragedy based on Shia Accounts
- By: Hazrat Maulana Allah Yar Khan RA
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The Betrayal of Husain: Shia Accounts and the Karbala Tragedy The Karbala tragedy. A pivotal moment in Islamic history, shrouded in centuries of narratives. But what if the true story, and the real identities of those responsible, lie hidden within the very texts traditionally held sacred? Dive into an unflinching, text-based investigation with The Betrayal of Husain: Shia Accounts and the Karbala Tragedy. Esteemed scholar Hazrat Maulana Allah Yar Khan (RA) embarks on a meticulous journey, directly examining the most authentic Shia sources—including Ihtijaj Tabarsi, Jala al-Uyun, and Usul...
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Messenger from the Guru's House, Parts I & II
- I: Getting Here & 2: Raj Yoga - The Soulful Sovereigny of the Divine
- By: Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Volume One starts with an exploration of Guru Nanak’s "House", the empowering legacy of the Sikhs with its roots in the south Asian subcontinent, and continues with stories and lessons learned from the childhood and youth of the man we have come to call “Siri Singh Sahib”. Escaping the partition of British India in 1947, young Harbhajan becomes involved in the Sikh student movement. Married and graduated with a master’s degree in economics, Harbhajan Singh still finds time to meet reclusive yogis and swamis in their caves and ashrams during a colorful career as customs agent for the...
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The Western Horizon: How Lewis And Clark Opened The American West
- By: Ellis Gaines
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1804, at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, a small band of soldiers pushed off into the vast, unknown territory of the Louisiana Purchase. Their mission was to cross the continent to the Pacific Ocean, navigating a landscape of myth, rumor, and intense geopolitical competition. This is the definitive story of their 8,000-mile journey into the heart of a continent and the American consciousness. At the head of the Corps of Discovery were two remarkable and contrasting commanders: the brilliant, introspective Meriwether Lewis and the pragmatic, indomitable William Clark. Their ...
By: Ellis Gaines
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Richard Nixon - A Life Of Contradiction
- By: Jackson Hobbs
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
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In a life of towering achievement and unprecedented disgrace, Richard Nixon remains one of the most compelling and confounding figures in American history. He was the visionary statesman who opened relations with China and negotiated landmark arms treaties with the Soviet Union, fundamentally reordering the landscape of the Cold War. Yet he was also the architect of his own downfall, the only president to resign from office in the face of certain impeachment and criminal prosecution. This biography traces Nixon’s journey from the citrus groves of Southern California, where a pious Quaker ...
By: Jackson Hobbs
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Lord Of Asia: The Epic Life Of Alexander The Great
- By: Nathaniel Baxter
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs
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In a dozen brilliant and bloody years, a young man from the mountainous kingdom of Macedonia shattered the old world and forged a new one in his own image. Alexander the Great led his army across deserts and mountains to topple the greatest empire ever known, becoming a legend in his own lifetime. This is the epic story of how the prince of a rugged kingdom became the undisputed master of Asia before his thirty-third birthday. This book chronicles his entire journey, from the fractious Macedonian court under his formidable father, Philip II, to his audacious crossing into Asia to challenge ...
By: Nathaniel Baxter
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The Sleep Room
- A Sadistic Psychiatrist and the Women Who Survived Him
- By: Jon Stock
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Celia Imrie, Antonia Beamish
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Dr. William Sargant ran a lucrative private practice and published multiple books on psychiatry, and he was awarded the Starkey medal and prize by the Royal Society of Health for his work on psychiatric medicine. But what he was best known for was the apogee of his career: the Sleep Room in Ward Five. This was a dark gallery where patients selected by Sargant were subjected to deep narcosis, sleeping for more than twenty-one hours per day for weeks at a time, and roused only for sessions of electroconvulsive therapy.
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A Disturbing and Difficult Listen
- By Barbara on 07-25-25
By: Jon Stock
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The Last Empress of France
- The Rebellious Life of Eugenie de Montijo
- By: Petie Kladstrup, Evelyne Resnick
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The dramatic untold story of Eugénie de Montijo, the woman who created haute couture, fought for women’s rights, opened France’s schools to girls and ruled the country as its last empress, yet today remains almost unknown.
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I didn't know history could be this fascinating!
- By Dulo Par on 07-17-25
By: Petie Kladstrup, and others
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The Greatest American
- Benjamin Franklin, the World’s Most Versatile Genius
- By: Mark Skousen
- Narrated by: Great Lakes Voiceover and Narration
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Benjamin Franklin was the oldest of the founding fathers—he was indeed a whole generation ahead of George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—and yet he was the most forward-looking of the group and the most modern of the founders. The Greatest American shows just how much of an impact Benjamin Franklin had on American politics and daily life.
By: Mark Skousen
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Alexander the Great
- An Interconnected History
- By: Kamal Khalaf
- Narrated by: Christian Liedtke
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Few figures in history have captured the imagination like Alexander the Great. A military genius, visionary ruler, and cultural bridge between East and West, his conquests reshaped the ancient world. But what was the true extent of his ambition? How did his empire-building efforts leave an enduring mark on civilizations? And what can we learn today from his triumphs—and his failures?
By: Kamal Khalaf
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (The Original 1845 Edition)
- The Autobiography Classics of Frederick Douglass
- By: Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Joel Schrank
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is a powerful and harrowing autobiography that chronicles the early life of Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and rose to become one of the most influential voices in the fight for abolition. First published in 1845, the book offers a firsthand account of the brutality and inhumanity of slavery, detailing Douglass’s experiences on plantations, his struggle to learn to read and write, and his courageous escape to freedom.
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Daniel Boone
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the remarkable life of Daniel Boone... Daniel Boone is one of those figures in American history whose life often intertwines with myths and legends. While numerous tall tales surround this American adventurer, many of his greatest feats are actually true. They are not merely artifacts of folklore—they genuinely happened. Daniel Boone really did blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap into the western frontier. He really did become initiated as a member of the Shawnee (who gave him the name “Big Turtle”), and he really did serve under Revolutionary War General George Rogers Clark.
By: Hourly History
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Menachem Mendel Schneerson: Becoming the Messiah
- Jewish Lives
- By: Ezra Glinter
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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The Chabad-Lubavitch movement, one of the world's best-known Hasidic groups, is driven by the belief that we are on the verge of the messianic age. The man most recognized for the movement's success is the seventh and last Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994), believed by many of his followers to be the Messiah.
By: Ezra Glinter
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The Horn's First Master: Pietro Giacomo Leva and the Austro-Hungarian Conquest of Cape Horn
- How a Croatian Captain Defied the Drake Passage, Forged a Trade Empire and Sailed into Legend
- By: Sasa Fegic
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The Horn’s First Master is the gripping true story of a man who took on the deadliest sea on Earth. In 1834, Croatian-born Captain Pietro Giacomo Leva steered an Austro-Hungarian brigantine through the world’s most feared waters and into legend. With towering waves, freezing winds, and brutal conditions, Cape Horn was the ultimate test of skill, courage, and command. Leva passed that test — and carved his name into the history of both his island and his empire. Blending vivid maritime history with sharp-eyed narrative, The Horn’s First Master charts Austria’s unlikely bid for ...
By: Sasa Fegic
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Quiet Valor
- Unsung Architects of the American Promise
- By: Larry Nouvel
- Narrated by: Dalan Decker
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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In an age of spectacle, we often forget the quiet work that sustains a nation. Quiet Valor is a masterfully told, deeply human tribute to the Americans who shaped the country not with fanfare but with resolve. In this moving and impeccably researched collection, Larry Nouvel lifts the veil on 15 extraordinary individuals whose integrity, courage, and service reshaped the moral architecture of the United States.
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The unknown people that stood behind history, not in front of it.
- By Mrs.LMeeks on 07-19-25
By: Larry Nouvel
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Anna Bolena (Italian Edition)
- By: Carolly Erickson, Giuseppe Pallavicini Caffarelli - traduttore
- Narrated by: Michele Maggiore
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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La «scalata» di Anna Bolena inizia con un periodo trascorso in Francia, come damigella della regina. Al suo rientro in Inghilterra Anna si era trasformata in una splendida dama di corte, prezioso oggetto di scambio per le ambizioni del padre. Ma neppure lui poteva immaginare quale sarebbe stato il futuro della ragazza che, dopo aver infiammato il cuore del re Enrico VIII, lo sposò nel 1533 e gli diede una figlia, Elisabetta, destinata a diventare la più grande regina della storia inglese.
By: Carolly Erickson, and others
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DIOGENES, THE TEACHER
- THE ASCETIC VISION
- By: RALPH BOURNE
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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This dramatic narrative illustrates the lifestyle and philosophy of Diogenes of Sinope, the prominent Greek Cynic philosopher, who lived roughly from 404 to 323 BCE. Diogenes was known for his humor, ascetic lifestyle, radical critiques of social conventions, and the famous anecdote of searching with staff and lantern for an honest man. Statues of Diogenes reveal a robust man, usually in the company of dogs. His philosophy reveals itself in his meeting with Alexander, the Great, and his arguments with Plato. Fleeing Athens, captured by pirates, sold as a slave, Diogenes lived his later ...
By: RALPH BOURNE
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Kleopatra - Kurzbiografie kompakt
- 5 Minuten - Schneller hören – mehr wissen!
- By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien, Lea Pfeiffer
- Narrated by: Lea Pfeiffer
- Length: 6 mins
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Kleopatra, Pharaonin und Inbegriff von Schönheit: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!
By: 5 Minuten, and others
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Die westlichen Gettos
- Die westlichen Gettos, Band 1-3
- By: Joseph Roth
- Narrated by: Gerry Hungbauer
- Length: 1 hr
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Kein Ostjude geht freiwillig nach Berlin. Berlin ist eine Durchgangsstation, in der man aus zwingenden Gründen länger verweilt. Die Ostjuden haben nicht leicht den Weg nach Paris gefunden. Sie kamen viel leichter nach Brüssel und Amsterdam.
By: Joseph Roth
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Great Australian Volunteer Surf Life Saving Stories
- Great Australian Stories Series
- By: Bill 'Swampy' Marsh
- Narrated by: Bill 'Swampy' Marsh, Janet Watson Kruse
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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After I'd got him out of harm's way, I dived back in yet again and swam out past the surf-break, out to where the other two lads were floundering. Then, one at a time, I took them back onto the rocks – all done against the raging rip and wild surf. By then an hour or so had passed. Still, severe cuts, bruises and abrasions aside, I'd successfully saved the lives of the four young people who, in all probability, would've otherwise drowned.
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Congress's Cryptographer
- A Novel of James Lovell and the American Revolution
- By: Jean C. O'Connor
- Narrated by: Jean C. O'Connor
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
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In 1781, the new United States was nearly bankrupt. As the American and French armies under Generals Washington and Rochambeau surrounded General Cornwallis and the British at Yorktown, James Lovell, Congressman, examined a captured, soiled letter. The numbers in General Cornwallis’s ciphered message might hold the key to the defeat of the British. Expert in encryption, James Lovell knew the answer to British loss could lie in his hands.
By: Jean C. O'Connor
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Muertes históricas / Febrero de 1913
- By: Martín Luis Guzmán
- Narrated by: Horacio Castelo
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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En la historia no hay héroes o villanos: hay hombres y mujeres que enfrentaron una coyuntura y, muchas veces, un sino trágico. En Muertes históricas, Martín Luis Guzmán da cuenta de los últimos días de dos figuras fundamentales en la historia de México: Porfirio Díaz y Venustiano Carranza, ofreciendo una visión íntima de cómo estos líderes enfrentaron su ocaso político y personal, así como las circunstancias que los llevaron a su caída y muerte.
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Mary Todd Lincoln
- An Appreciation of the Wife of Abraham Lincoln
- By: Honore Willsie Morrow
- Narrated by: Koren M. Paul
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
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Do you think you know the real Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln? This book was written in 1928, and Honore Willsie Morrow tells the story of Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln based on research and personal interviews with Mrs. Lincoln herself, as well as her family, friends, associates, and colleagues in and outside of the White House. It was a tumultuous time in U.S. history, and Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln was often the object of gossip and accusations in Washington, D.C. This book delves into that time period with the Lincolns in the White House and offers reasons to appreciate the former first lady.
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A Rare Recording of US Naval Rear Admiral and Computer Pioneer Grace Hopper, Volume 1
- By: Grace Hopper
- Narrated by: Grace Hopper
- Length: 49 mins
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Grace Brewster Hopper (December 9, 1906 to January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. A pioneer of computer programming, Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages and used this theory to develop the FLOW-MATIC programming language and COBOL, an early high-level programming language still in use today. She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer.
By: Grace Hopper
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The Architect of a Nation
- Unveiling the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin
- By: Dr. Arley Ballenger
- Narrated by: Chris Bentley
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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Benjamin Franklin was more than just a Founding Father of the United States—he was a visionary, a scientist, a diplomat, and an intellectual giant whose legacy continues to shape the world today. In The Architect of a Nation: Unveiling the Legacy of Benjamin Franklin, Arley Ballenger provides a comprehensive and captivating biography of this extraordinary figure, exploring how Franklin's ideas, inventions, and diplomacy helped forge the United States into the nation it is today.
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I'm a Big Ben fan
- By Trebla on 07-16-25
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A Rare Recording of Otto Frank, Father of Anne Frank
- By: Otto Frank
- Narrated by: Otto Frank
- Length: 9 mins
- Original Recording
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Otto Heinrich Frank (May 12, 1889-August 19, 1980) was a German businessman, and the father of Anne Frank. He edited and published the first edition of her diary in 1947 (subsequently known in English as The Diary of a Young Girl) and advised on its later theatrical and cinematic adaptations. In the 1950s and the 1960s, he established European charities in his daughter's name and founded the trust which preserved his family's wartime hiding place, the Anne Frank House, in Amsterdam. The following first two audio clips are in English; the third is in Dutch.
By: Otto Frank