Library History

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    • A Fragile History
    • By: Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
    • Narrated by: Sean Barrett
    • Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 11-09-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 57 ratings
    • Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age....

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    • The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
    • By: John Green
    • Length: 5 hrs
    • Release date: 03-18-25
    • Language: English
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    • John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest disease.

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    • The Invention of Books in the Ancient World
    • By: Irene Vallejo, Charlotte Whittle - translator
    • Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
    • Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 10-18-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
    • A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity’s obsession with the printed word has echoed throughout the ages—from one of Spain’s most celebrated authors....

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    • History Smashers
    • By: Kate Messner
    • Narrated by: Annette Amelia Oliveira
    • Series: History Smashers
    • Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 05-17-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • In 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock and made friends with Wampanoag people who gave them corn. RIGHT? WRONG! It was months before the Pilgrims met any Wampanoag people, and nobody gave anybody corn that day....

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    • The Struggle for Sacred Ground (Penguin Library of American Indian History)
    • By: Jeff Ostler
    • Narrated by: George Wilson
    • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 03-31-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
    • In this enthralling narrative, professor and award-winning author Jeffrey Ostler recounts the Lakota Sioux’s loss of their spiritual homeland and their remarkable legal battle to regain it.....

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    • A Short History [Modern Library Chronicles]
    • By: Karen Armstrong
    • Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
    • Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 07-15-05
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 300 ratings
    • Best-selling author and renowned religious scholar Karen Armstrong presents a concise and articulate history of Islam, the world's fastest-growing faith....

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    • History Smashers
    • By: Kate Messner
    • Narrated by: James Malloch
    • Series: History Smashers
    • Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 05-17-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a completely unpredictable attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Right? Well, that's not quite the real deal. Some military experts had suggested that Pearl Harbor was a likely target....

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    • By: Christopher Paul Curtis
    • Narrated by: James Avery
    • Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 08-10-00
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,928 ratings
    • Hit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father....

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    • The Many Lives of the World's Most Famous Museum
    • By: James Gardner
    • Narrated by: Graham Halstead
    • Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 08-04-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
    • The fascinating and little-known story of the Louvre, from its inception as a humble fortress to its transformation into the palatial residence of the kings of France and then into the world's greatest art museum....

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    • And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
    • By: Joshua Hammer
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 04-19-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 448 ratings
    • This audiobook tells the incredible story of how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist and historian from the legendary city of Timbuktu, later became one of the world's greatest and most brazen smugglers....

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    • A Short History [Modern Library Chronicles]
    • By: Lawrence M. Friedman
    • Narrated by: Alan Nebelthau
    • Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 07-15-05
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 89 ratings
    • Lawrence M. Friedman is Professor of Law at Stanford University and author of 23 books about law and legal history....

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    • The True Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Young Readers Edition)
    • By: John M. Barry
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 04-16-24
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • At the height of World War I, history’s most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide....

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    • A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea [Modern Library Chronicles]
    • By: John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
    • Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 08-05-05
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 149 ratings
    • In The Company, the largely unknown history of the joint-stock company is presented by the editors of Economist....

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