Light History

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    • Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
    • By: Jon Meacham
    • Narrated by: Jon Meacham
    • Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 10-18-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2,649 ratings
    • Hated and hailed, excoriated and revered, Abraham Lincoln was at the pinnacle of American power when secessionists gave no quarter in a clash of visions bound up with money, race, identity, and faith. In him we can see the possibilities of the presidency as well as its limitations....

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    • A Town, a Team, and a Dream
    • By: H. G. Bissinger
    • Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
    • Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 12-03-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,318 ratings
    • Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn't known to be a place big on dreams, but every Friday night from September to December, when the Panthers play football, dreams can come true....

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    • An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood
    • By: Nina Willner
    • Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Nina Willner
    • Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 07-22-25
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Extraordinary and inspiring, The Boys in the Light is the true story of a band of young U.S. soldiers who fought together in World War II and, in the throes of combat, rescued two survivors—one of them the author’s father—from Hitler’s plot to exterminate the Jews of Europe.

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    • Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization
    • By: Arthur Herman
    • Narrated by: Paul Hecht
    • Length: 25 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 11-06-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 550 ratings
    • The Cave and the Light reveals how two Greek philosophers became the twin fountainheads of Western culture, and how their rivalry gave Western civilization its unique dynamism down to the present....

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    • Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
    • By: Jill Jonnes
    • Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
    • Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 01-31-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 308 ratings
    • In the final decades of the 19th century, three brilliant and visionary titans of America's Gilded Age battled as each vied to create a vast and powerful electrical empire....

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    • The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
    • By: Rick Atkinson
    • Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
    • Series: The Liberation Trilogy, Book 3
    • Length: 32 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 05-14-13
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2,005 ratings
    • The eagerly awaited final volume in Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy. It is the 20th century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler....

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    • War in the Shadows of the City of Light, 1939–1945
    • By: Neill Lochery
    • Narrated by: Robin Sachs
    • Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 11-01-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 239 ratings
    • Throughout the Second World War, Lisbon was at the very center of the world’s attention and was the only European city in which both the Allies and the Axis powers openly operated....

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    • A Novel (Kingsbridge, Book 5)
    • By: Ken Follett
    • Narrated by: John Lee
    • Series: The Kingsbridge Novels, Book 4
    • Length: 21 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 09-26-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,051 ratings
    • The long-awaited sequel to A Column of Fire, The Armor of Light, heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond.

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    • The Inspiring True Story of Green Beret Medic Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor Recipient
    • By: Marcus Brotherton
    • Narrated by: Ray Porter
    • Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 03-24-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 120 ratings
    • For fans of Unbroken and Hacksaw Ridge comes the powerful true story of a Medal of Honor recipient who faced more than his fair share of battles - and overcame them through perseverance and faith....

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    • A Guide to the City of Light Following in the Footsteps of Famous Parisians Throughout History
    • By: Susan Cahill
    • Narrated by: Christa Lewis
    • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 08-13-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
    • From the author of Hidden Gardens of Paris, The Streets of Paris is Susan Cahill's wonderfully unique guide to present-day Paris following in the footsteps of famous Parisians through the last 800 years....

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    • Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism (Sunlight Editions)
    • By: Daniel Sjursen
    • Narrated by: Daniel Sjursen
    • Series: Truth to Power
    • Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 06-01-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 166 ratings
    • Brilliant, listenable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States....

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    • Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and Beyond
    • By: A.J. Balaam
    • Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
    • Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 04-21-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 452 ratings
    • Anyone living in Rhodesia during the 1960s and 1970s would have had a father, husband, brother, or son called up in the defense of the war-torn, landlocked little country. This is the story of Andrew Balaam, a member of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and the Selous Scouts for 12 years....

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    • The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
    • By: Seb Falk
    • Narrated by: Seb Falk
    • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 11-24-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 105 ratings
    • An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk....

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    • By: Peter Marshall, David Manuel
    • Narrated by: Raymond Todd
    • Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 03-21-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 332 ratings
    • As we look at our nation's history from God's point of view, we begin to have an idea of how much we owe a very few, and how much is still at stake....

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    • Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About)
    • By: Spike Carlsen
    • Narrated by: Daniel Henning
    • Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 10-20-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
    • A simple walk around the block set journalist Spike Carlsen, best-selling author of A Splintered History of Wood, off to investigate everything he could about everything we take for granted in our normal life — from manhole covers and recycling bins to bike lanes and stoplights....

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    • Why the West Is Losing the Fight for Democracy
    • By: Ivan Krastev, Stephen Holmes
    • Narrated by: David de Vries
    • Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 01-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 51 ratings
    • Why did the West, after winning the Cold War, lose its political balance? In the early 1990s, hopes for the eastward spread of liberal democracy were high. And yet the transformation of Eastern European countries gave rise to a bitter repudiation of liberalism itself....

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    • The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
    • By: Judy Batalion
    • Narrated by: Mozhan Marno
    • Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 04-06-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 589 ratings
    • One of the most important stories of World War II, already optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture: a spectacular, searing history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who became resistance fighters....

    $26.99 or free with 30-day trial

    • Light of the World, Volume 1
    • By: Gerald Massey
    • Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
    • Series: Ancient Egypt the Light of the World Collection, Book Volume 1
    • Length: 33 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 09-26-23
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • No one ever understood the mythology and ritual of Ancient Egypt so well as Gerald Massey since the time of the ancient philosophers of Egypt. This audiobook is one of the best when it comes down to Egyptian mythology, occultism, and interpretation. It's a standard work no one wants to miss....

    $29.95 or free with 30-day trial