Scientists Who Changed History

C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity

By: George M. Marsden
Narrated by: Robert Ian Mackenzie
Length: 5 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No

Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book. George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an... Read more »

The Passover Haggadah

By: Vanessa L. Ochs
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No

The life and times of a treasured book read by generations of Jewish families at the seder table Every year at Passover, Jews around the world gather for the seder, a festive meal where family and friends come together to sing, pray, and enjoy traditional food while retelling the biblical story of the Exodus. The Passover Haggadah provides the... Read more »

The Jefferson Bible

By: Peter Manseau
Narrated by: Kerry Shale
Length: 5 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Kerry Shale traces the life and times of a uniquely American testament

In his retirement, Thomas Jefferson edited the New Testament with a penknife and glue, removing all mention of miracles and other supernatural events. Inspired by the ideals of the Enlightenment, Jefferson hoped to reconcile Christian tradition with... Read more »

Scientists Who Changed History

By: DK
Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
Length: 8 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No

From Archimedes to Einstein, discover the lives and works of the scientists who helped shape the world we live in today.

Delve into the lives, inspirations, motivations, and achievements of the greatest scientists in the world and through all time.

Explore the stories of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential scientists... Read more »

Simply Descartes

By: Kurt Smith
Narrated by: Esmée Cook
Length: 4 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No

René Descartes was born in La Haye en Touraine, France, on March 31, 1596. He attended a Jesuit college and studied law for two years, but he soon gave up formal academics to immerse himself in “the great book of the world.” In 1618, he joined the army, where he became interested in military engineering and expanded his knowledge of physics and... Read more »

Great Lives: Joseph

By: Charles R. Swindoll
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

No family today is more dysfunctional than Joseph's. No one faces greater temptation than Potiphar's wife offered Joseph. No faith is challenged more severely than was Joseph's on death row. Yet Joseph stood firm, exemplifying what is possible when ordinary people maintain their connections with God. Like an epic novel filled with intrigue,... Read more »

Simply Riemann

By: Jeremy Gray
Narrated by: Angus Freathy
Length: 4 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No

Born to a poor Lutheran pastor in what is today the Federal Republic of Germany, Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) was a child math prodigy who began studying for a degree in theology before formally committing to mathematics in 1846, at the age of 20. Though he would live for only another 20 years (he died of pleurisy during a trip to Italy), his... Read more »

Great Lives: Moses

By: Charles R. Swindoll
Length: 13 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No

Charles Swindoll presents the Bible's real Moses-the Moses who tried to decline his assignment from God; the Moses who dazzled Pharaoh; the Moses who received the Ten Commandments; the Moses who was disobedient and weak; the Moses who was the greatest leader of God's people in all of history. Through his faith and selfless dedication, Moses... Read more »

Entrepreneurs Who Changed History

By: DK
Length: 9 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No

Discover the lives and achievements of more than 90 of the world's most inspirational and influential entrepreneurs and business leaders with this audiobook.

Comprehensive in its scope and depth, Entrepreneurs Who Changed History profiles leaders of industry across the world and throughout the ages - from the enterprising bankers of the medieval... Read more »

Simply Faulkner

By: Philip Weinstein
Narrated by: Milton Bagby
Length: 3 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No

Nobel Laureate and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner William Faulkner (1897–1962) was one of America’s greatest and most celebrated writers, whose work reflects and, at the same time, questions the South's most deeply held values. His novel The Sound and the Fury is frequently cited as one of the best books of all time, and all of his works... Read more »

Great Lives: Jesus

By: Charles R. Swindoll
Narrated by: Maurice England
Length: 10 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No

Jesus Christ. He is, without question, the most influential person in history. Millions of people claim the truths of the religion that bears His name.

But who exactly is Jesus? A popular religious teacher? An ancient martyr? Many today are unsure. Even scholars debate whether the Jesus of history is the Christ of faith. Now, more than ever, we... Read more »

Simply Chopin

By: William Smialek
Narrated by: Brandolin Barrett
Length: 2 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No

Born in a small town near Warsaw, Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) was a musical prodigy who began giving public concerts and composed his first piano pieces at the age of seven. Following studies at the Warsaw Conservatory, he left his native Poland in 1830, eventually settling in Paris, where he lived for the rest of his life. There he cultivated... Read more »

Great Lives: Esther

By: Charles R. Swindoll
Length:
Abridged: No

Everyone loves a transforming story. Rags to riches. Plain to beautiful. Weak to strong. Esther's story is that, and much more. It is a thought-provoking study of God's invisible hand, writing silently across the pages of human history. Perhaps most of all, it is an account of a godly woman with the courage, wisdom, and strength to block an evil... Read more »

Simply Eliot

By: Joseph Maddrey
Narrated by: Alex Lee
Length: 3 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No

Though he was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Harvard University, at the age of 26, Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) emigrated to England, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. Influenced equally by his formative years in the New World and his experiences in London during and after World War I, Eliot strove to reconcile a... Read more »

Great Lives: David

By: Charles R. Swindoll
Length:
Abridged: No

David, unlike any Bible character before him, had the charisma to inspire a great nation. Yet in other ways he was a most ordinary man-often gripped by destructive passion, rocked by personal tragedy, and motivated by political gain. Yet, he is the one character the Bible describes as a "man after God's own heart." In this first volume of the... Read more »