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    • A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
    • By: Wayne Curtis
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 11-08-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 329 ratings
    • And a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of 10 cocktails....

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    • The Past and Future of America's Whiskey
    • By: Reid Mitenbuler
    • Narrated by: Brian O'Neill
    • Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 05-13-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 543 ratings
    • Unraveling the many myths and misconceptions surrounding America's most iconic spirit, Bourbon Empire traces a history that spans frontier rebellion....

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    • From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
    • By: David Wondrich
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 08-22-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 163 ratings
    • Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks and the ultimate mixologist's guide....

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    • The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
    • By: Mark Pendergrast
    • Narrated by: Matthew Boston
    • Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 08-14-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 82 ratings
    • Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade....

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    • How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
    • By: Lizzie Collingham
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-03-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 72 ratings
    • In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through 20 meals....

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    • How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession
    • By: Andrew Friedman
    • Narrated by: Roger Wayne
    • Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 02-27-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 141 ratings
    • Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll transports listeners back in time to witness the remarkable evolution of the American restaurant chef in the 1970s and 1980s....

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    • The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York
    • By: Tom Roston
    • Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
    • Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 09-10-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 96 ratings
    • The remarkable story of a restaurant on top of the world - built by a legend, destroyed in tragedy - and an era in New York City it helped to frame. In The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World, journalist Tom Roston tells the complete history of this incredible restaurant.

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    • A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States
    • By: Andrew Coe
    • Narrated by: Eric Martin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 07-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
    • Andrew Coe's Chop Suey is a fascinating tour of America's centuries-long appetite for Chinese food. Always illuminating, often exploding long-held culinary myths, this book opens a new window into defining what is American cuisine....

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    • A History of Bourbon, the People Who Pioneered it and its Rise from the Ashes of Prohibition, Flavor Basics, and Classic Cocktail Recipes
    • By: Robert R Mohr
    • Narrated by: Jay Ball
    • Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 11-18-24
    • Language: English
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    • Unearth the untold stories of bourbon whiskey: Immerse yourself in the riveting history and exciting future of America's native spirit!

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    • Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy
    • By: Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 04-03-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
    • A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flare-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere, Denmark Vesey's Garden reveals the deep roots of these controversies and traces them to the heart of slavery in the United States: Charleston....

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    • African Americans and the United States of Barbecue
    • By: Adrian Miller
    • Narrated by: JD Jackson
    • Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 08-31-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • Across America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery have gone through the roof. Prepared in one regional style or another, in the South and beyond, barbecue is one of ….

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    • By: Paul Freedman
    • Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
    • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 09-22-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 312 ratings
    • From Delmonico's to Sylvia's to Chez Panisse, a daring and original history of dining out in America as told through 10 legendary restaurants....

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    • How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America
    • By: Thomas J. Craughwell
    • Narrated by: Alan Sklar
    • Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 03-04-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
    • In 1784, Thomas Jefferson struck a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings....

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    • Surviving Childhood on the Run with One of America's Most Wanted
    • By: Chip St. Clair
    • Narrated by: Christopher Prince
    • Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 12-21-09
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 49 ratings
    • The Butterfly Garden is a timeless triumph, a reminder that hope can be the most powerful of all emotions, freeing us to soar despite the past and the odds against us....

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    • History on the Half Shell
    • By: Mark Kurlansky
    • Narrated by: John H. Mayer
    • Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 03-17-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 308 ratings
    • Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster....

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    • La verdadera historia de las hermanas Mirabal y su lucha por la libertad
    • By: Dede Mirabal
    • Narrated by: Adriana Sananes
    • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 02-05-10
    • Language: Spanish
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • Four sisters (known as the Butterflies) founded a movement defying Trujillo’s Dominican dictatorship, and three died for their beliefs....

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    • Julia Child's Second Act
    • By: Alex Prud'homme
    • Narrated by: Alex Prud'homme
    • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 10-04-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
    • Julia Child is synonymous with French cooking, but her legacy runs much deeper. Now, her great-nephew recounts the myriad ways in which she profoundly shaped how we eat today....

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    • A Culinary Journey from Africa to America
    • By: Jessica B. Harris
    • Narrated by: Jessica Harris
    • Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 08-13-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 236 ratings
    • Acclaimed cookbook author Jessica B. Harris weaves an utterly engaging history of African American cuisine, taking the listener on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America....

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    • America's War Horse
    • By: Robin Hutton
    • Narrated by: Susan Boyce
    • Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 07-28-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 607 ratings
    • This is the complete and captivating account of how a would-be Korean racehorse became one of the greatest Marine Corps wartime heroes....

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