Bestsellers
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Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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This exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads....
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Difficult to endure narrator
- By fowler on 12-21-19
By: S. C. Gwynne
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death....
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A Rich Read!
- By D on 09-18-03
By: Erik Larson
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MeatEater's American History
- The Mountain Men (1806-1840)
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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From the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio series Campfire Stories and MeatEater’s American History comes a new audiobook original that plunges listeners into the untamed world of a celebrated and misunderstood group of nineteenth-century outdoorsmen: the Mountain Men.
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Tough men in a tough world
- By R. Cope on 02-25-25
By: Steven Rinella
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Butler
- The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland
- By: Salena Zito
- Narrated by: Helen Wynn
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A gripping first-hand account of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump written by the acclaimed journalist who was only a few feet away from the stage when the gunshots began.
By: Salena Zito
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The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The number one New York Times best-selling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race....
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Dear Publishers of Audio Books
- By Lynn on 08-04-14
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Murderland
- Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
- By: Caroline Fraser
- Narrated by: Patty Nieman
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Prairie Fires comes a terrifying true-crime history of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond—a gripping investigation of how a new strain of psychopath emerged out of a toxic landscape of deadly industrial violence.
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An Important Book
- By Daniel Luke on 06-14-25
By: Caroline Fraser
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Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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This exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads....
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Difficult to endure narrator
- By fowler on 12-21-19
By: S. C. Gwynne
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death....
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A Rich Read!
- By D on 09-18-03
By: Erik Larson
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MeatEater's American History
- The Mountain Men (1806-1840)
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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From the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio series Campfire Stories and MeatEater’s American History comes a new audiobook original that plunges listeners into the untamed world of a celebrated and misunderstood group of nineteenth-century outdoorsmen: the Mountain Men.
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Tough men in a tough world
- By R. Cope on 02-25-25
By: Steven Rinella
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Butler
- The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland
- By: Salena Zito
- Narrated by: Helen Wynn
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A gripping first-hand account of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump written by the acclaimed journalist who was only a few feet away from the stage when the gunshots began.
By: Salena Zito
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The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The number one New York Times best-selling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race....
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Dear Publishers of Audio Books
- By Lynn on 08-04-14
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Murderland
- Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
- By: Caroline Fraser
- Narrated by: Patty Nieman
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Prairie Fires comes a terrifying true-crime history of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond—a gripping investigation of how a new strain of psychopath emerged out of a toxic landscape of deadly industrial violence.
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An Important Book
- By Daniel Luke on 06-14-25
By: Caroline Fraser
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- By: John Berendt
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman, Will Damron, John Berendt
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Genteel society ladies who compare notes on their husbands' suicides. A hilariously foul-mouthed black drag queen....
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LOVED IT!!!
- By Heidi on 07-11-10
By: John Berendt
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Jim Bridger
- Trailblazer of the American West
- By: Jerry Enzler
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Fremont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends are made of....
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JIM BRIDGER A CHARACTER WITH CHARACTER
- By Sword of Truth on 07-18-24
By: Jerry Enzler
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The Gunfighters
- How Texas Made the West Wild
- By: Bryan Burrough
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Rich and Forget the Alamo comes an epic reconsideration of the time and place that spawned America’s most legendary gunfighters, from Jesse James and Billy the Kid to Butch and Sundance
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Hits the target
- By S. S. Felzenberg on 06-09-25
By: Bryan Burrough
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The Only Plane in the Sky
- An Oral History of September 11, 2001
- By: Garrett M. Graff
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The first comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001 - a panoramic narrative woven from the voices of Americans on the front lines of an unprecedented national trauma....
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This should be required listening
- By LManc on 09-13-19
By: Garrett M. Graff
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Area 51
- An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere s75 miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the US government - but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades....
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Disappointing
- By Mike From Mesa on 06-06-11
By: Annie Jacobsen
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The Emerald Mile
- The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of Outside magazine’s “Literary All-Stars” comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever through the Grand Canyon, atop the legendary Colorado River flood of 1983.
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How is this not a hit thriller film?!
- By Theo, Asheville NC on 07-07-24
By: Kevin Fedarko
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The Barn
- The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
- By: Wright Thompson
- Narrated by: Wright Thompson
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long.
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Evocative
- By Mentally in Paris on 09-25-24
By: Wright Thompson
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Killing the Witches
- The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts....
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Disappointing and deceiving
- By M. Orton on 10-06-23
By: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms....
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Two versions on Audible
- By stephiemav42 on 03-10-21
By: Erik Larson
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Blood and Thunder
- An Epic of the American West
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Don Leslie
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes a magnificent history of the American conquest of the West....
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Publisher's summary does not do it justice
- By Eric on 02-07-11
By: Hampton Sides
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Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon
- Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops, and the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream
- By: David McGowan
- Narrated by: Bill Fike
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place....
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My first review. This book changed me.
- By Robert on 06-30-19
By: David McGowan
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Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here
- The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
- By: Jonathan Blitzer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Blitzer, André Santana
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the southern border told through the lives of the migrants forced to risk everything and the policymakers who determine their fate, by New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer.
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How America Created its Own Border Problem
- By Amazon Customer on 04-19-24
By: Jonathan Blitzer
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When the Night Comes Falling
- A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders
- By: Howard Blum
- Narrated by: Zac Aleman
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from acclaimed bestselling author Howard Blum, whose groundbreaking coverage of the story was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
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Blum took good notes
- By Alexander S. Newberry on 12-13-24
By: Howard Blum
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The Pioneers
- The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The number one New York Times best seller by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that's "as resonant today as ever" (The Wall Street Journal) - the settling of the Northwest Territory....
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i would prefer david reading it
- By hooterwah on 05-07-19
By: David McCullough
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Taking Manhattan
- The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
- By: Russell Shorto
- Narrated by: Russell Shorto
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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The author of The Island at the Center of the World offers up a thrilling narrative of how New York—that brash, bold, archetypal city—came to be.
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I really appreciated how the author continually related the past to what we see today.
- By Jaelyn Dean on 05-22-25
By: Russell Shorto
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The Worst Hard Time
- The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Jacob York
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award-winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows....
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Excellent history ruined by Egan's bias & cynicism
- By Nathan on 03-21-23
By: Timothy Egan
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Truman
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 54 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Hailed by critics as an American masterpiece, David McCullough's sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman captured the heart of the nation....
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That Mousy Little Man From Missouri Revisited
- By Sara on 07-23-15
By: David McCullough
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The King of Diamonds
- The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief
- By: Rena Pederson
- Narrated by: Erin Dion
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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As a string of high-profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusive thief the King of Diamonds. Like Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief, the King was so bold that he tip-toed into the homes of millionaires while they were home....
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Grew Up In Dallas? This one’s for you!
- By Claire P. on 07-22-24
By: Rena Pederson
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Before and After
- The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society
- By: Judy Christie, Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The compelling, poignant true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal - some of whom learned the truth from Lisa Wingate’s best-selling novel Before We Were Yours and were reunited with birth family members as a result of its wide reach....
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Badly written
- By Stacie on 02-25-20
By: Judy Christie, and others
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies
- The Real West
- By: Bill O'Reilly, David Fisher
- Narrated by: Tom Wopat
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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How did Davy Crockett save President Jackson's life only to end up dying at the Alamo? Was the Lone Ranger based on a real lawman-and was he an African American?....
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Old West
- By JJM on 04-22-15
By: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
- The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
- By: Nick Offerman
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times best-selling author Nick Offerman....
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By far his worst work to date.
- By Aron on 10-21-21
By: Nick Offerman
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Cook County ICU
- 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases
- By: Cory Franklin MD
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences....
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Very impressive..
- By Andrey Borul on 04-19-16
By: Cory Franklin MD
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The Front Runner
- The Life of Steve Prefontaine
- By: Brendan O'Meara
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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On the 50th anniversary of American Track and Field icon Steve Prefontaine’s tragic death comes an essential reappraisal of his life and legacy, a powerful work of narrative history exploring the forces and psychology that made Prefontaine great and separating the man from the myths.
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Best book on Steve Prefontaine that I have read!
- By Dwight H. on 06-11-25
By: Brendan O'Meara
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Mornings on Horseback
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
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Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt....
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Did not like this one
- By Randall on 11-05-18
By: David McCullough
New releases
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Murderland
- Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
- By: Caroline Fraser
- Narrated by: Patty Nieman
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Caroline Fraser grew up in the shadow of Ted Bundy, the most notorious serial murderer of women in American history, surrounded by his hunting grounds and mountain body dumps, in the brooding landscape of the Pacific Northwest. But in the 1970s and ’80s, Bundy was just one perpetrator amid an uncanny explosion of serial rape and murder across the region. Why so many? Why so weirdly and nightmarishly gruesome? Why the senseless rise and then sudden fall of an epidemic of serial killing?
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An Important Book
- By Daniel Luke on 06-14-25
By: Caroline Fraser
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The Gunfighters
- How Texas Made the West Wild
- By: Bryan Burrough
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The “Wild West” gunfighter is such a stock figure in our popular culture that some dismiss it all as a corny myth, more a product of dime novels and B movies than a genuinely important American history. In fact, as Bryan Burrough shows us in his dazzling and fast-paced new book, there’s much more below the surface. For three decades at the end of the 1800s, a big swath of the American West was a crucible of change, with the highest murder rate per capita in American history. The reasons behind this boil down to one word: Texas.
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Hits the target
- By S. S. Felzenberg on 06-09-25
By: Bryan Burrough
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The Front Runner
- The Life of Steve Prefontaine
- By: Brendan O'Meara
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In the fifty years since his tragic death in a car crash, Steve Prefontaine has towered over American distance running. One of the most recognizable and charismatic figures to ever run competitively in the United States, Prefontaine has endured as a source of inspiration and fascination—a talent who presaged the American running boom of the late 1970s and helped put Nike on the map as the brand’s first celebrity-athlete face. Now on the anniversary of his untimely death, author Brendan O’Meara, host of the Creative Nonfiction podcast, offers a fresh, definitive retelling of Prefontaine’s life.
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Best book on Steve Prefontaine that I have read!
- By Dwight H. on 06-11-25
By: Brendan O'Meara
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Tearing Down the Orange Curtain
- How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World
- By: Nate Jackson, Daniel Kohn
- Narrated by: Marc Worden
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In Tearing Down the Orange Curtain, journalists Nate Jackson and Daniel Kohn explore the trajectory of punk and ska from their humble beginnings to their peak popularity years, where their cultural impact could be felt in music around the world. Delving deep into the personal and professional lives of bands like Social Distortion, The Adolescents, The Offspring, and their ska counterparts No Doubt, Sublime, Reel Big Fish, Save Ferris, and more, this book gives listeners a deeper look into the very human stories of these musicians.
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Memories
- By Phillip on 06-03-25
By: Nate Jackson, and others
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Kuleana
- A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai'i
- By: Sara Kehaulani Goo
- Narrated by: Sara Kehaulani Goo
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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From an early age, Sara Kehaulani Goo was enchanted by her family’s land in Hawai‘i. The vast area on the rugged shores of Maui’s east side—given by King Kamehameha III in 1848—extends from mountain to sea, encompassing ninety acres of lush, undeveloped rainforest jungle along the rocky coastline and a massive sixteenth-century temple with a mysterious past. When a property tax bill arrives with a 500 percent increase, Sara and her family members are forced to make a decision about the property: fight to keep the land or sell to the next offshore millionaire.
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In the Devil’s Snare
- The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
- By: Mary Beth Norton
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1692 the people of Massachusetts were living in fear, and not solely of satanic afflictions. Horrifyingly violent Indian attacks had all but emptied the northern frontier of settlers, and many traumatized refugees—including the main accusers of witches—had fled to communities like Salem. Meanwhile the colony’s leaders, defensive about their own failure to protect the frontier, pondered how God’s people could be suffering at the hands of savages.
By: Mary Beth Norton
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Murderland
- Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
- By: Caroline Fraser
- Narrated by: Patty Nieman
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Caroline Fraser grew up in the shadow of Ted Bundy, the most notorious serial murderer of women in American history, surrounded by his hunting grounds and mountain body dumps, in the brooding landscape of the Pacific Northwest. But in the 1970s and ’80s, Bundy was just one perpetrator amid an uncanny explosion of serial rape and murder across the region. Why so many? Why so weirdly and nightmarishly gruesome? Why the senseless rise and then sudden fall of an epidemic of serial killing?
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An Important Book
- By Daniel Luke on 06-14-25
By: Caroline Fraser
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The Gunfighters
- How Texas Made the West Wild
- By: Bryan Burrough
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The “Wild West” gunfighter is such a stock figure in our popular culture that some dismiss it all as a corny myth, more a product of dime novels and B movies than a genuinely important American history. In fact, as Bryan Burrough shows us in his dazzling and fast-paced new book, there’s much more below the surface. For three decades at the end of the 1800s, a big swath of the American West was a crucible of change, with the highest murder rate per capita in American history. The reasons behind this boil down to one word: Texas.
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Hits the target
- By S. S. Felzenberg on 06-09-25
By: Bryan Burrough
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The Front Runner
- The Life of Steve Prefontaine
- By: Brendan O'Meara
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In the fifty years since his tragic death in a car crash, Steve Prefontaine has towered over American distance running. One of the most recognizable and charismatic figures to ever run competitively in the United States, Prefontaine has endured as a source of inspiration and fascination—a talent who presaged the American running boom of the late 1970s and helped put Nike on the map as the brand’s first celebrity-athlete face. Now on the anniversary of his untimely death, author Brendan O’Meara, host of the Creative Nonfiction podcast, offers a fresh, definitive retelling of Prefontaine’s life.
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Best book on Steve Prefontaine that I have read!
- By Dwight H. on 06-11-25
By: Brendan O'Meara
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Tearing Down the Orange Curtain
- How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World
- By: Nate Jackson, Daniel Kohn
- Narrated by: Marc Worden
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In Tearing Down the Orange Curtain, journalists Nate Jackson and Daniel Kohn explore the trajectory of punk and ska from their humble beginnings to their peak popularity years, where their cultural impact could be felt in music around the world. Delving deep into the personal and professional lives of bands like Social Distortion, The Adolescents, The Offspring, and their ska counterparts No Doubt, Sublime, Reel Big Fish, Save Ferris, and more, this book gives listeners a deeper look into the very human stories of these musicians.
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Memories
- By Phillip on 06-03-25
By: Nate Jackson, and others
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Kuleana
- A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai'i
- By: Sara Kehaulani Goo
- Narrated by: Sara Kehaulani Goo
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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From an early age, Sara Kehaulani Goo was enchanted by her family’s land in Hawai‘i. The vast area on the rugged shores of Maui’s east side—given by King Kamehameha III in 1848—extends from mountain to sea, encompassing ninety acres of lush, undeveloped rainforest jungle along the rocky coastline and a massive sixteenth-century temple with a mysterious past. When a property tax bill arrives with a 500 percent increase, Sara and her family members are forced to make a decision about the property: fight to keep the land or sell to the next offshore millionaire.
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In the Devil’s Snare
- The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
- By: Mary Beth Norton
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
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In 1692 the people of Massachusetts were living in fear, and not solely of satanic afflictions. Horrifyingly violent Indian attacks had all but emptied the northern frontier of settlers, and many traumatized refugees—including the main accusers of witches—had fled to communities like Salem. Meanwhile the colony’s leaders, defensive about their own failure to protect the frontier, pondered how God’s people could be suffering at the hands of savages.
By: Mary Beth Norton
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Sea of Grass
- The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie
- By: Dave Hage, Josephine Marcotty
- Narrated by: Sandra Murphy, George Newbern
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
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The North American prairie is an ecological marvel, a lush carpet of grass that stretches to the horizon, and home to some of the nation’s most iconic creatures—bison, elk, wolves, pronghorn, prairie dogs, and bald eagles. Plants, microbes, and animals together made the grasslands one of the richest ecosystems on Earth and a massive carbon sink, but the constant expansion of agriculture threatens what remains.
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Enlightening and informative to all people living on the earth
- By Norma Ward on 06-14-25
By: Dave Hage, and others
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Hidden History of Old Charleston
- Hidden History
- By: Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman, Edward FitzSimons Good - contributor
- Narrated by: Susan Hanfield
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
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From the Lowcountry's first recorded duel to old-fashioned summers at the "hottest spot in town," this book will captivate you with stories of people, events, and places that have all but vanished from memory. Find out the real history behind some of Charleston's beloved mansions and learn about the early plantations and their owners. Join the authors as they relate the riots and romance, the preservation and politics—and even a ghost story—from Charleston's hidden history.
By: Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman, and others
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Charlottesville
- An American Story
- By: Deborah Baker
- Narrated by: Deborah Baker
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
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In August 2017, over a thousand neo-Nazis, fascists, Klan members, and neo-Confederates descended on a small southern city to protest the pending removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee. Within an hour of their arrival, the city’s historic downtown was a scene of bedlam as armored far-right cadres battled activists in the streets. Before the weekend was over, a neo-Nazi had driven a car into a throng of counterprotesters, killing a young woman and injuring dozens.
By: Deborah Baker
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Stephen King's Maine
- A History & Guide
- By: Sharon Kitchens
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Author Sharon Kitchens identifies the locations that serve as the basis for King's fictional towns of Castle Rock, Jerusalem's Lot, Derry, and Haven. Drawing on historical materials and conversations with locals and people who know King, the author sheds light on daily life in places that would become the settings for Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Dead Zone, Cujo, IT, and 11/22/63.
By: Sharon Kitchens
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Six Miles to Charleston: The True Story of John and Lavinia Fisher
- Murder & Mayhem
- By: Bruce Orr, John LaVerne - foreword
- Narrated by: Tyler Darby
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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In 1819, a young man outwitted death at the hands of John and Lavinia Fisher and sparked the hunt for Charleston's most notorious serial killers. Former homicide investigator Bruce Orr follows the story of the Fishers, from the initial police raid on their Six Mile Inn with its reportedly grisly cellar to the murderous couple's incarceration and execution at the squalid Old City Jail. Yet there still may be more sinister deeds left unpunished, an overzealous sheriff, corrupt officials, and documents only recently discovered all suggest that there is more to the tale.
By: Bruce Orr, and others
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Hidden History of Spanish New Mexico
- Hidden History
- By: Ray John de Aragón
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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New Mexico's Spanish legacy has informed the cultural traditions of one of the last states to join the union for more than four hundred years, or before the alluring capital of Santa Fe was founded in 1610. The fame the region gained from artist Georgia O'Keefe, writers Lew Wallace and D. H. Lawrence, and pistolero Billy the Kid has made New Mexico an international tourist destination.
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The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia
- By: Amy Petulla
- Narrated by: Sarah Welborn
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
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In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. They brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder and companion Joey Odom built the "castle in the woods" in the Trion forest after Scudder left his position as professor at Loyola. He brought with him twelve thousand doses of LSD. Rumors of drug use and Satanism swirled around the two men. Scudder even claimed to have summoned a demon to protect the estate. The murders set the stage for a trial vibrant with local lore.
By: Amy Petulla
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Transcendentalism and the Cultivation of the Soul
- By: Barry M. Andrews
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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A study of the spiritual practices developed by the nineteenth-century American Transcendentalist movement and a case for their necessity today.
By: Barry M. Andrews
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Dark History of Penn's Woods
- Murder, Madness, and Misadventure in Southeastern Pennsylvania
- By: Jennifer L. Green
- Narrated by: Holly Adams
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
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When ships under the command of white Europeans first sailed into the Delaware Bay in 1609, southeastern Pennsylvania's documented history of the strange and unusual began. This book tackles seven true "dark histories" from Chester and Delaware counties, which include tales of murder, witchcraft, cannibalism, tragic accidents, and macabre events that actually happened in the Greater Philadelphia region. All stories are meticulously researched and placed within the greater context of Pennsylvania and world history.
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Michigan's Strychnine Saint
- The Curious Case of Mrs. Mary McKnight
- By: Tobin T. Buhk
- Narrated by: Will Tulin
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
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The spring of 1903 proved disastrous for the Murphy family. On April 22, the infant Ruth Murphy died in her crib. Within an hour, her mother, Gertrude, experienced a violent spasm before she, too, died. Ten days later, John Murphy followed his wife and child to the grave after suffering from a crippling convulsion. While neighbors whispered about a curse and physicians feared a contagious disease, Kalkaska County sheriff John W. Creighton and prosecuting attorney Ernest C. Smith searched for answers. As they probed deeper into the suspicious deaths, they uncovered a wicked web of intrigue.
By: Tobin T. Buhk
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Murder and Mayhem in Houston
- By: John Nova Lomax, Mike Vance
- Narrated by: Chris Abernathy
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
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When the Allen brothers sold Houston's first lots, the city became a magnet for enterprising tycoons and opportunistic crooks alike. As the young city grew, a scourge of crime and vice accompanied the success of oil and real estate. The Bayou City's seedy side—flashing Bowie knives, privileged bad boys, hardened prostitutes, and unchecked serial killers—established its hold. From a young Clyde Barrow to the Man Who Killed Halloween, Houston's past is filled with bloody tales, heartbreaking loss, and despicable deeds.
By: John Nova Lomax, and others
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Legends, Lore and Secrets of New England
- American Legends
- By: Thomas D’Agostino, Arlene Nicholson
- Narrated by: Laura English
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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New England's history is marked with witch executions, curses, and an untold number of cemeteries hiding mysteries beneath their stones. In this sometimes harsh landscape, the truth is often stranger than fiction. Examine the footprints burned into the ledge of Devil's Foot Rock in Rhode Island. Spend a night at the Kennebunk Inn in Maine, where the mischievous specter of Silas Perkins still resides.
By: Thomas D’Agostino, and others
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A Quarter Century of Macon County Crime (1960-1984)
- By: CL Gammon
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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This book takes a look at some of the crimes in Macon County, Tennessee between 1960 and 1984. Most of these short articles deal with what we usually classify as crimes – murder, blackmail, theft, and the like. But the reader should be aware that some of the stories deal with “crimes” in a broader sense of the word. They include some of the times when people fought to improve the responsiveness of government and some of the times when injured people sought recompence from corporations.
By: CL Gammon
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The Sugar King of California
- The Life of Claus Spreckels
- By: Sandra E. Bonura
- Narrated by: Margaret Wakeley
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
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Claus Spreckels (1828-1908) emigrated from his homeland of Germany to the United States with only seventy-five cents in his pocket, built a sugar empire, and became one of the richest Americans in history. Migrating to San Francisco after the gold rush, Spreckels built the largest sugar beet factory of its kind in the United States. When Spreckels gave America its first sugar cube, he became the “Sugar King.” The indomitable Spreckels was a colorful and complicated character on both sides of the Pacific.
By: Sandra E. Bonura
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The History of Alcatraz
- A Complete Guide to America's Most Infamous Prison Island
- By: The Practical Atlas
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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Unlock the secrets of America's most legendary prison island. The History of Alcatraz: A Complete Guide to America's Most Infamous Prison Island is a captivating, thoroughly researched look at the rich and complex past of Alcatraz. From its early days as a Civil War-era military fort to its decades as a maximum-security federal penitentiary, this book explores why Alcatraz has remained a symbol of justice, power, and mystery in the American imagination. Walk the island through its many lives: the fortress that once protected San Francisco Bay, the prison that held notorious criminals like ...
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The Raging Erie
- Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal
- By: Mark S. Ferrara
- Narrated by: Jack de Golia
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 was a monumental achievement. Linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, it transformed New York City into a hub of international trade, drove the rise of industrial cities in once sparsely populated areas, and accelerated the westward expansion of the United States. Yet few of the laborers who toiled along the canal shared in the prosperity it brought.
By: Mark S. Ferrara
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Eerie Florida
- Chilling Tales from the Panhandle to the Keys
- By: Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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Most people know Florida as the land of endless sunny beaches, Disney World, and NASA shuttle launches. But the state is also home to many hidden mysteries, eerie legends, and tales of bizarre creatures. In Eerie Florida, author Mark Muncy and photographer Kari Schultz provide a unique guide to these truly unique sites across the Sunshine State.
By: Mark Muncy, and others
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Wings over Dixie
- Sequel to West from Dixie
- By: MQ Ashcraft
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
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Wings over Dixie Sequel to West from Dixie Wings Over Dixie picks up with Cody Ashby, the son of legendary Confederate officer Caleb Ashby, a quiet, capable man caught between the past he never knew and the future he’s building by hand. With the help of mountain man Cat Jenkins, Cody sets out to retrace his father’s footsteps and confront the legacy that still echoes across the West Now, back in the mountains his father once roamed, Cody is laying down a legacy of his own, one not carved by a rifle or saddle, but by the whine of a new engine and the rise of modern aviation. Alongside ...
By: MQ Ashcraft
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Mobster-ville Magistrate: The Story Behind the Story
- By: G. Wayne Casaleggio
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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Where justice meets corruption—and one prosecutor stands at the crossroads. In the shadows of jazz clubs and beneath the canopy of moss-draped oaks, a far more sinister rhythm pulsed through the streets of New Orleans: the grip of organized crime. Mobster-ville Magistrate: The Story Behind the Story pulls back the curtain on a world few have truly seen—one where American Mafia influence shaped politics, police, and even the courts. This powerful nonfiction companion to the novel Magistrate in Mobster-ville reveals the true-life inspirations behind a gripping tale of legal warfare and ...
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Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California
- Indigenous Confluences
- By: Kaitlin P. Reed
- Narrated by: Charlotte Flyte
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Young countercultural back-to-the-land settlers flocked to northwestern California beginning in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, unregulated cannabis production proliferated on Indigenous lands. As of 2021, the California cannabis economy was valued at $3.5 billion. In Settler Cannabis, Kaitlin Reed demonstrates how this "green rush" is only the most recent example of settler colonial resource extraction and wealth accumulation. Reed shares this history to inform the path toward an alternative future.
By: Kaitlin P. Reed
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Old Spanish Trail - Pass Christian
- By: Dan Ellis
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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The “Old Spanish Trail” was a Vision in the Minds of Men that eventually crossed 2,500 miles. This book is a Guide for those who wish to relive the vision of the past in vivid form. The book describes each step of the way with stories and photographs of that depicts a Pass Christian era that was very much alive. In 2014, a portion of Scenic Drive had been set aside commemoratively with “Old Spanish Trail” banners that waved atop alternating lamp posts. No longer there, but the thought and spirit remains as inspired by the Volunteers who funded the auspicious showcase. From Pass ...
By: Dan Ellis
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A Concise History of Florida
- By: James C. Clark
- Narrated by: Roman Howell
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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A quick overview of the Sunshine State’s fascinating past. Join historian James C. Clark as he chronicles the surprising history of the Sunshine State in this concise and captivating book.
By: James C. Clark
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The Turtle, the Mitten, and an Epic History of Michigan
- By: Aaron Helman
- Narrated by: Aaron Helman
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Part travel, part history, part adventure, and 100% Pure Michigan, The Turtle, The Mitten, and An Epic History of Michigan tells the irresistible story of the Wolverine State from the receding glaciers to the indigenous tribes to the European colonialists to the lumber kings, auto barons, and culture shapers who helped create the America we recognize today.
By: Aaron Helman
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Connecticut Patriots
- Their Lives, Contributions, and Burial Sites
- By: Lawrence Knorr, Joe Farrell, Joe Farley
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
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Joe Farrell, Joe Farley, and Lawrence Knorr have traveled across the eastern USA to the graves of over 200 founding fathers (and mothers) responsible for the birth of the United States of America. This special volume includes those that lived, worked, and or died in Connecticut. Included in this volume are biographies and grave information for 13 of these luminaries who made significant contributions to the Revolutionary cause. In this volume: Samuel Huntington - First President of the United States? Andrew Adams - Connecticut’s Chief Justice Ethan Allen - Leader of the Green Mountain ...
By: Lawrence Knorr, and others