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Douglas MacArthur
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 5 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Under siege on the island of Corregidor, General Douglas MacArthur received a warning from the enemy. "You are well aware that you are doomed," the Japenese general wrote. "The end is near. The question is how long you will be able to resist. You are advised to surrender." Of course, there was no way Douglas was going to surrender.
Whether... Read more
Davy Crockett
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 4 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
David's father stood beside the stone chimney and spoke to his son. "It's time to grow up, lad," he said. "Mr. Siler has hired you to go to Virginia with him. He's run ragged trying to keep the cattle with him, and he needs a young 'un with strong legs and keen eyes to help him out. Better hitch the wagon and say your good-byes."
Growing up in... Read more
Daniel Boone
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 5 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Chief Blackfish handed Daniel a belt. "The beads represent three paths," he said. "The red path is the warpath. The white path is the path we can walk together. The black path is death--the path you will walk if you do not surrender." Daniel knew that the settlers would not give up the fort. Could he help them escape the path of death?"
In search... Read more
Francis Asbury
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Written for readers age 10 and up -- enjoyed by adults!
"Frank felt his heart beat fast. At that moment he was certain God was calling him, asking him to give up his ties to his homeland and set out across the Atlantic Ocean. He did not hesitate to stand when John Wesley asked preachers to walk forward if they felt God was calling them to the... Read more
Corrie ten Boom
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
Length: 5 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Suddenly, Corrie's ordered life was lost in the insanity of war. With bravery and compassion, her family and countless other Dutch citizens risked everything to extend God's hand to those innocents marked for certain execution in a world gone mad.
Corrie ten Boom's life of determination, faith, and forgiveness in the face of unimaginable... Read more
Elizabeth Fry
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
Length: 5 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrative biography of Elizabeth Fry, English Quaker and prison reformer (1780-1856)"--
Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of society's most desperate people - something no one else dared to do.
Telling doubters, "If I don't, who will?" Betsy became one... Read more
Clara Barton
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
Length: 4 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history. Known during the Civil War as the "Angel of the Battlefield," remarkable Clara Barton helped to save countless lives on the frontlines of battle. She went on to... Read more
View audiobookBenjamin Rush
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Ben thought about the strange course of events that had led him to this point in his life. He had considered being a lawyer but had ended up becoming a doctor, and now he was also a politician and member of the Continental Congress. Ben had never thought of working with the army. But for now, that was what he was doing. He wondered if he too... Read more
View audiobookBen Carson
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Ben visited Maranda's family the night before the young girl's brain surgery. He spoke to her parents, outlining the risks one last time. "The surgery should take about five hours. There's a strong likelihood that Maranda could bleed uncontrollably and die right there. Or she could survive and be paralyzed and never speak again. There is no way... Read more
View audiobookAbraham Lincoln
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
From the flag-draped presidential box, Abraham Lincoln watched the popular comedy on stage at the Ford Theater. As he laughed at a funny line--Bang! A single shot rang out from a small derringer, the sound barely audible over the laughter of the crowd. Abe slumped forward, blood running from behind his left ear.
When President Lincoln died the... Read more
A Regency Guide to Modern Life
By: Carly Lane
Narrated by: Helen Philips
Length: 1 hour 48 minutes
Abridged: No
What would Darcy do? How can you be more Bridgerton? Take the Regency approach and be prepared for anything life throws at you - from dates to duels, manners to matters of the heart. You'll soon find yourself the catch of the season.
Sick of indecent proposals from untrustworthy rakes? Be more discerning with your dance card and swipe right on... Read more
John Newton
By: Geoff Benge & Janet Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 5 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
John Newton's life was in a downward spiral. Impressed into the Royal Navy, John clashed with his fellow seamen and even became a servant alongside slaves in West Africa. When he found himself on a sinking ship, he called out to God for help. John began his conversion to Christianity while he captained a slave ship. Eventually he gave up his... Read more
View audiobookBenjamin Franklin
By: Geoff Benge & Janet Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 4 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
As Ben experimented, people peppered him with questions about electricity. Distracted, Ben was still holding the ends of two bare wires when the other ends touched the Leyden jars. A massive charge knocked him to the ground. When he clambered to his feet, he had to admit that his guests appeared to have enjoyed watching him get... Read more
View audiobookChristopher Columbus
By: Geoff Benge & Janet Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
It was completely dark. The only things visible now were the two small beacon fires on the Pinta and the Nina. Christopher was glad the two fires calmed his, too. Their glow reminded him that the Santa Maria was not alone on the vast, uncharted Ocean Sea. The three ships would sail together into the unknown.
Buoyant and determined, and having at... Read more
Fighting For YES! (Audio Descriptive)
By: Maryann Cocca-Leffler & Judith Heumann
Narrated by: Ali Stroker & Judith Heumann
Length: 31 minutes
Abridged: No
From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said NO. When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said NO. Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing “NO.” In the 1970s, an important disability rights law, Section 504 of The... Read more
View audiobookWilliam Penn
By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 4 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
"You fool of a boy!" William's father screamed. "You had the world ahead of you, and you threw it away for some religious meeting. Why, Parliament has ordered the heads of a dozen Puritans to be stuck on poles around the city as a warning against disobeying the law. Have you thought of that? Have you thought of anything?"
With the favor William's... Read more
Church History
By: Simonetta Carr
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
Length: 7 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
From before the creation of our world, God intended to have a people to love forever, enjoying their company as they enjoyed His. Jesus told his disciples that he would build this church, and nothing could destroy it (Matthew 16:18). God has kept his promise. For two thousand years, Christ has continued to preserve His church even when... Read more
View audiobookEnslaved
By: Sean Kingsley & Simcha Jacobovici
Narrated by: Cary Hite
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
A riveting and illuminating exploration of the transatlantic slave trade by an intrepid team of divers seeking to reclaim the stories of their ancestorsFrom the writers behind the acclaimed documentary series Enslaved, starring Samuel L. Jackson, comes a rich and revealing narrative of the true global and human scope of the transatlantic slave... Read more
View audiobookThe Skeptics' Guide to the Future
By: Dr. Steven Novella
Narrated by: Dr. Steven Novella
Length: 13 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
From the bestselling authors and hosts of "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe," a high-tech roadmap of the future in their beloved voice, cracking open the follies of futurists past and how technology will profoundly change our world, redefining what it means to be human.
Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to... Read more
A Life of Service
By: Christina Soontornvat
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 21 minutes
Abridged: No
"Given Tammy Duckworth’s personal heroism as an Army veteran, her stunning recovery from injuries sustained in the line of duty, and her subsequent career as an influential US senator, it’s easy to see why Joe Biden earmarked her as a possible running mate during his Democratic presidential campaign. Senator Duckworth has logged a long list of... Read more
View audiobookAmerican Sirens
By: Kevin Hazzard
Narrated by: Gilbert Glenn Brown
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world
Until the 1970s, if you suffered a medical crisis, your chances of survival were minimal. A 9-1-1 call might bring police or even the local... Read more
English Literature in the Sixteenth Century (Excluding Drama)
By: C. S. Lewis
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 25 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
C. S. Lewis offers a magisterial take on the literature and poetry of one of the most consequential periods in world history, providing deep insight into some of the greatest writers of the age, including Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, William Tyndale, John Knox, Dr. Johnson, Richard Hooker, Hugh Latimer, Christopher Marlowe, John Donne,... Read more
View audiobookSho-Time
By: Jeff Fletcher
Narrated by: Kyle Tait
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is playing baseball like no other since the legendary Babe Ruth. Ohtani’s dominance as a two-way player, one that pitches and bats effectively, has taken the Major League by storm. Since entering the league, he won the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year, competed in the 2021 Home Run Derby, started in the 2021 All... Read more
View audiobookThe Divorce Colony
By: April White
Narrated by: April White & Lisa Flanagan
Length: 8 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
From a historian and senior editor at Atlas Obscura, a fascinating account of the daring nineteenth-century women who moved to South Dakota to divorce their husbands and start living on their own termsFor a woman traveling without her husband in the late nineteenth century, there was only one reason to take the train all the way to Sioux Falls,... Read more
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